paracentric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.
noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

paracentric more paracentric most paracentric paracentrics

Etymology

From para- + -centric.

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