hodograph

[ hod-uh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈhɒd əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Mathematics, Mechanics.

the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.

Origin of hodograph

1840–50; <Greek hod(ós) way + -o- + -graph

Words nearby hodograph

Hodgkin, Hodgkin's disease, Hodgson's disease, hodman, Hódmezővásárhely, hodograph, hodometer, hodophobia, hodoscope, hoe, hoecake

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Example sentences from the Web for hodograph

The annexed fig. 70 exhibits the various cases, with the hodograph in its proper orientation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various
For applications of the hodograph to the solution of kinematical problems see Mechanics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various
So that we have in the circling electro-magnetic Aether currents a physical explanation for the Hodograph of any planet.
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper
In the motion of a projectile under gravity the hodograph is a vertical line described with constant velocity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various

The pole O of the hodograph is inside on or outside the circle, according as the orbit is an ellipse, parabola or hyperbola.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hodograph

hodograph

/ (ˈhɒdəˌɡrɑːf, -ɡræf) /

noun

a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle

Derived forms of hodograph

hodographic, adjective

Word Origin for hodograph

C19: from Greek hodos way + -graph

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单词	hodograph
释义	hodograph [ hod-uh-graf, -grahf ] / ˈhɒd əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / noun Mathematics, Mechanics. the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle. Origin of hodograph 1840–50; <Greek hod(ós) way + -o- + -graph Words nearby hodograph Hodgkin, Hodgkin's disease, Hodgson's disease, hodman, Hódmezővásárhely, hodograph, hodometer, hodophobia, hodoscope, hoe, hoecake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hodograph The annexed fig. 70 exhibits the various cases, with the hodograph in its proper orientation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8\|Various For applications of the hodograph to the solution of kinematical problems see Mechanics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5\|Various So that we have in the circling electro-magnetic Aether currents a physical explanation for the Hodograph of any planet. Aether and Gravitation\|William George Hooper In the motion of a projectile under gravity the hodograph is a vertical line described with constant velocity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8\|Various The pole O of the hodograph is inside on or outside the circle, according as the orbit is an ellipse, parabola or hyperbola. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hodograph hodograph / (ˈhɒdəˌɡrɑːf, -ɡræf) / noun a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle Derived forms of hodograph hodographic, adjective Word Origin for hodograph C19: from Greek hodos way + -graph Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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