SINCE 1828
Roget's spiral
noun
Ro·get's spiral
| \(ˈ)rō¦|zhāz-, ˈräˈ|\
Definition of Roget's spiral
: an open helix of elastic wire that contracts in length when an electric current passes through it and thereby demonstrates the attraction of parallel currents
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