Tractrix
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tractrix is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- tractrices
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tractricoid, tractory, trisectrix, directrix, tangent, hypotrochoid.
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