Riess spiral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of a pair of spirally wound conductors with metal balls at their ends. Placing one above the other forms an induction coil.

Word forms

Riess spiral Riess spirals

Etymology

Named after German physicist Peter Theophil Riess.

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