syntractrixn.
/sɪnˈtraktrɪks/ Geometry.
The locus of a point on the tangent to a tractrix at a constant distance from its intersection with the axis.
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locus1675
evolute1704
place1704
trajectory1795
syntractory1820
focal surface1828
synharmonic1850
syntractrix1852
pedal1862
umbilical focal conic1862
umbilical focal conic1862
stigmatic1863
synchronism1867
synchronous curve1867
Steinerian1873
tac-locus1873
strophoid1880
orthoptic locus1882
strophoidal1908
hypercycle1909
1852 G. Salmon Treat. Higher Plane Curves v. 221 The syntractrix is the locus of a point Q on the tangent to the tractrix which divides into portions of given length the constant line SN.
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synˈtractory n. [tractory n. 3]
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [noun] > locus
locus1675
evolute1704
place1704
trajectory1795
syntractory1820
focal surface1828
synharmonic1850
syntractrix1852
pedal1862
umbilical focal conic1862
umbilical focal conic1862
stigmatic1863
synchronism1867
synchronous curve1867
Steinerian1873
tac-locus1873
strophoid1880
orthoptic locus1882
strophoidal1908
hypercycle1909
1820 G. Peacock Coll. Examples Differential & Integral Calculus i. xxiii. 175 Syntractory.
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