HODOGRAPHS

Noun

hodographs

plural of hodograph

Source: Wiktionary


HODOGRAPH

Hod"o*graph, n. Etym: [Gr.graph.] (Math.)

Definition: A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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