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(mathematics) A curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall..
An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.
Use tautochrone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tautochrone means (mathematics) A curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall..
Common synonyms include tautochrone curve.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.
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