# rheotome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any instrument that interrupts an electric current.

## Etymology
From rheo- (“flow, current”) + -tome (“cutter”), literally “flow cutter”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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