"tractrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tractrices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tractrices}} tractrix (plural tractrices)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Curves, Geometry, Hyperbolic functions Translations (curve): tractrice [feminine] (French), Traktrix [feminine] (German), traktrico (Ido), trattrice [feminine] (Italian), traktrysa [feminine] (Polish), tractriz [feminine] (Spanish)

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