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orthotomic

orthotomic adjective: cutting at right angles.

Adjective

orthotomic (not comparable)

  1. Cutting at right angles.
  2. imaginary; involving the square root of a negative number.

Noun

orthotomic (plural orthotomics)

  1. The line that joins the poles of the common chord on two orthotomic circles.
  2. The envelope of the family of circles that have centers on a specified curve and which pass through a specified point.

Forms of orthotomic

pluralorthotomics

Origin of orthotomic

From orthotomy + -ic.

Words formed from orthotomic

Phrases with orthotomic

Questions about orthotomic

What does orthotomic mean?
Orthotomic means cutting at right angles.
What part of speech is orthotomic?
Orthotomic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near orthotomic in the dictionary

  1. orthotists
  2. orthotitanate
  3. orthotitanates
  4. orthotitanic acid
  5. orthotolidine
  6. orthotomic
  7. orthotomic circle
  8. orthotomic circles
  9. orthotomous
  10. orthotomy
  11. orthotone

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