tautochrone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

tautochrone tautochrones

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Derived words

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