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tractrices

tractrices is the plural of tractrix.

Meaning of tractrix

Noun

tractrix (plural tractrices)

  1. 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.

Questions about tractrices

What is tractrices the plural of?
Tractrices is the plural of tractrix.

Words near tractrices in the dictionary

  1. tractors
  2. tractors out
  3. tractory
  4. tractotomies
  5. tractotomy
  6. tractrices
  7. tractricoid
  8. tractricoids
  9. tractrix
  10. tractroid
  11. tractroids

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