tractrix

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Meaning

1. noun 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.

Similar words

tractricoid tractory trisectrix directrix trisection point tangent point of tangency hypotrochoid generatrix tangent line

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