tractrix
Noun
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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.
- French: tractrice
- German: Traktrix
- Italian: trattrice
- Spanish: tractriz
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