English Explanatory Dictionary

orthotomic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cutting at right angles.
  2. imaginary; involving the square root of a negative number.
noun
  1. The line that joins the poles of the common chord on two orthotomic circles.
  2. The envelope of the family of circles that have centers on a specified curve and which pass through a specified point.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

orthotomic orthotomics

Etymology

From orthotomy + -ic.

Derived words

orthotomic circle
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