paracentric
English
Etymology
para- + -centric
Adjective
paracentric (comparative more paracentric, superlative most paracentric)
- Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.
Synonyms
- paracentrical
See also
- paracentral
Noun
paracentric (plural paracentrics)
- (geometry) A planar curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or centre, by equal distances in equal times.