tractrix
[ trak-triks ]
/ ˈtræk trɪks /
noun, plural trac·tri·ces [trak-trahy-seez, trak-truh-seez] /trækˈtraɪ siz, ˈtræk trəˌsiz/. Geometry.
a curve whose tangents are all of equal length; the involute of a catenary.
Origin of tractrix
1720–30; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin
trac-, variant stem of
trahere to draw, pull +
-trīx
-trix
Words nearby tractrix
tractor feed,
tractor pull,
tractor-trailer,
tractorfeed,
tractotomy,
tractrix,
tracy,
trad,
trade,
trade acceptance,
trade agreement