tractrix
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tractrice.png/220px-Tractrice.png)
Noun
[edit]tractrix (plural tractrices)
- (geometry) 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.
Translations
[edit]curve