braquistócrona

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βράχιστος (brákhistos) +‎ Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾa.kisˈtɔ.kɾo.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾa.kisˈtɔ.kɾo.nɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bɾa.kiʃˈtɔ.kɾo.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾa.kisˈtɔ.kɾo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐ.kiʃˈtɔ.kɾu.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔkɾonɐ, -ɔkɾunɐ
• Hyphenation: bra‧quis‧tó‧cro‧na

Noun

braquistócrona f (plural braquistócronas)

1. (physics, mathematics) brachistochrone

Further reading

• “braquistócrona”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “braquistócrona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Noun

braquistócrona f (plural braquistócronas)

1. brachistochrone