tractrix

English

A tractrix

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Noun

tractrix (plural tractrices)

1. (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.

Translations

curve

• French: tractrice (fr) f
• German: Traktrix f
• Ido: traktrico (io)
• Italian: trattrice f
• Polish: traktrysa f
• Spanish: tractriz f

Further reading

• tractrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia