tractrix
English
A tractrix
Noun
tractrix
(
plural
tractrices
)
(
geometry
)
A
curve
that satisfies the following
property
: that
segment
of the
tangent
line
that lies between the
point
of
tangency
and a
fixed
line has
length
independent
of the point of tangency chosen.
Translations
curve
French:
tractrice
(fr)
f
German:
Traktrix
f
Ido:
traktrico
(io)
Italian:
trattrice
f
Polish:
traktrysa
f
Spanish:
tractriz
f
Further reading
tractrix
on Wikipedia.
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