English Explanatory Dictionary

tractrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tractrix.wav

Word forms

tractrix tractrices

Etymology

Formed after tractor, as if from a Latin *tractrīx (from trahō (“to pull”) + -trīx).

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