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hodograph

hodograph noun: a curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; used in investigations respecting central forces.

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Noun

hodograph (plural hodographs)

  1. A curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; used in investigations respecting central forces.
    • The following is Sir W R. Hamilton's theorem of hodographical isochranism: "if two circular hodegraphs having a common chord, which passes through or tends towards a common centre of force, be cut perpendicularly by a third circle, the times of hodographically describing the intercepted arcs will...1847, editorial staff, “Knowledge is Power”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 74

hodograph meaning in Tamil

hodograph in Tamil

ஒழுக்குப்படம், காடு வரைவி, திசைவேக திசையன் வரைவி, ஒழுங்குபடம், வேக வரைவி

Forms of hodograph

pluralhodographs

Origin of hodograph

From hodo- + -graph.

Words formed from hodograph

Questions about hodograph

What does hodograph mean?
Hodograph means a curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; used in investigations respecting central forces.
What is hodograph in Tamil?
Hodograph in Tamil is ஒழுக்குப்படம், காடு வரைவி, திசைவேக திசையன் வரைவி. See Hodograph meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hodograph?
Hodograph is a noun.
What is the plural of hodograph?
The plural of hodograph is hodographs.

Words near hodograph in the dictionary

  1. Hodnetts
  2. Hodo
  3. hodo-
  4. Hodod
  5. Hodogaya
  6. hodograph
  7. hodographic
  8. hodographs
  9. hodologic
  10. hodological
  11. hodologically

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