Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, June 8th, 2024
the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
Attention!
Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Click to donate today!

Bible Dictionaries
Tractrix

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Tractory
Next Entry
Trad
Resource Toolbox

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tractrix'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tractrix.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile