Tractrix - English meaning
Tractrix – definitions in English dictionary
nounA curve whose tangents all intercept the x -axis at the same distance from the point of contact, being the involute of a catenary.
nounA curve whose tangents all intercept the x-axis at the same distance from the point of contact, being the involute of a catenary.
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Word origin
early 18th century: modern Latin, feminine of late Latin tractor ‘that which pulls’ (see tractor).
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