tractrix

English edit

A tractrix

Noun edit

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 edit

curve

French: tractrice (fr) f
German: Traktrix f
Ido: traktrico (io)
Italian: trattrice f
Polish: traktrysa f
Spanish: tractriz f

Further reading edit

tractrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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