tautochrone
tautochrone noun: a curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall.
Noun
tautochrone (plural tautochrones)
- A curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall.
- An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.
- Synonyms:
- tautochrone curve
Synonyms of tautochrone
Forms of tautochrone
| plural | tautochrones |
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Origin of tautochrone
From Ancient Greek ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
Words formed from tautochrone
Phrases with tautochrone
Questions about tautochrone
- What does tautochrone mean?
- Tautochrone means a curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall.
- What part of speech is tautochrone?
- Tautochrone is a noun.
- What is the plural of tautochrone?
- The plural of tautochrone is tautochrones.
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