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Definition of Tractrix

Tractrix
Tractrix Tract"rix, n. [NL. See Tractor.] (Geom.) A curve such that the part of the tangent between the point of tangency and a given straight line is constant; -- so called because it was conceived as described by the motion of one end of a tangent line as the other end was drawn along the given line.

Meaning of Tractrix from wikipedia

- In geometry, a tractrix (from Latin trahere 'to pull, drag'; plural: tractrices) is the curve along which an object moves, under the influence of friction...
- Antaeotricha tractrix is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Brazil. The wingspan is about...
- crossover network. In 1989, Klipsch introduced a midrange horn with a tractrix flare which was said to reduce "honkiness" and create a more open sound...
- geometry. The same surface can be also described as the result of revolving a tractrix about its asymptote. For this reason the pseudosphere is also called tractroid...
- t,1/\cosh t),} and is thus a tractrix. The other involutes are not tractrices, as they are parallel curves of a tractrix. The parametric representation...
- Frequency Transducer, yielding a 90° x 35° output pattern at 20 kHz. The tractrix horn is very similar in many respects to the exponential horn and has gained...
- "Seiffert's Spherical Spiral". mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31. "Tractrix spiral". www.mathcurve.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23. "Conical spiral of Pappus"...
- centrifugam. Yoeder, Joella (1991). "Christiaan Huygens' Great Treasure" (PDF). Tractrix. 3: 1–13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved...
- point starting at the vertex when a line is rolled on a catenary, is the tractrix. Another roulette, formed by rolling a line on a catenary, is another line...
- Another description is a generalized helicoid constructed from the tractrix. Breather surface "Wolfram Mathworld: Dini's Surface". Retrieved 2009-11-12...