See Also: reotrope(medicine)

estoile (iou) and reotrope (medicine)


estoile (iou)



estoile noun. L16.
[Old French (mod. etoile) from Latin stella star.]
Heraldry. A charge in the form of a star with (usu. six) wavy points or rays.

reotrope (medicine)


reotrope -->
rheotrope
<physics> An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.

Alternative forms: reotrope.

Origin: Gr. To flow + to turn.

Source: Websters Dictionary