tractrix
English
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A tractrix
Noun
tractrix (plural tractrices)
- (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
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Further reading
tractrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia