Paracentric
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Paracentric is an adjective meaning Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.
Meaning
Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.
More Meanings
- (geometry) A planar curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or centre, by equal distances in equal times.
Word Forms
- paracentrics
Synonyms for paracentric
Depending on context, synonyms include paracentrical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inversion, inversions, anticircular, clustercentric, periplegmatic, centrolineal.
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