Rhe"o*mo`tor (?), n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + E. motor.] (Elec.) Any
apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. [R.]
Rhe"o*phore (?), n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + &?;&?;&?; to carry.] (Elec.)
(a) A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by
a current. (b) One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.
Rhe"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -scope.] (Physics) An
instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of
electricity.
Rhe"o*stat (?), n. [Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.] (Elec.) A
contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical
currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which
can be varied at will. Wheatstone. -- Rhe`o*stat"ic (#), a.
Rhe"o*tome (-tm), n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + te`mnein to cut.] (Elec.) An
instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric
current. Wheatstone.
Rhe"o*trope (?), n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + &?;&?;&?; to turn.] (Elec.)
An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.
[Written also reotrope.]
||Rhe"sus (?), n. [L. Rhesus, a proper name, Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] (Zoöl.) A
||monkey; the bhunder.
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Rhe"ti*an (?), a. [L. Rhaetius, Raetius: cf. F. rhétien.] Pertaining to
the ancient Rhæti, or Rhætians, or to Rhætia, their country; as, the
Rhetian Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the Grisons.
Rhe"tic (?), a. (Min.) Same as Rhætic.
Rhe"ti*zite (?), n. (Min.) Same as Rhætizite.
Rhe"tor (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] A rhetorician. [Obs.] Hammond.
Rhet"o*ric (?), n. [F. rhétorique, L. rhetorica, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; (sc.
&?;&?;&?;), fr. &?;&?;&?; rhetorical, oratorical, fr. &?;&?;&?; orator,
rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. &?;&?;&?; to say.] 1. The art
of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.
2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force.
Locke.
3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without
conviction or earnest feeling.
4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or
charms.
Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes.
Daniel.
Rhe*tor"ic*al (?), a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Rhetoric.]
Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric;
oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical
flourish.
They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided
that he gratifies their rhetorical sense.