tractrix

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17
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18
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8

Definition of tractrix

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.

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Etymology

Formed after tractor, as if from a Latin *tractrīx (from trahō (“to pull”) + -trīx).

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