| 释义 |
Roget's spiral Roget's spiral[rō¦zhāz ′spī·rəl] (electricity) A spiral wire, suspended vertically with the lower end in mercury, that is made to go through a cycle in which an electric current passing through the wire produces mutual attraction between the coils, causing the wire to lift out of the mercury and breaking the current; the spiral then expands under its own weight, so that the lower end drops back into the mercury and the current is reestablished. |