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tractrix
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trac⋅trix
/
ˈtræk
trɪks
/
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trak
-triks
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–noun,
plural
trac⋅tri⋅ces
/
trækˈtraɪ
siz
,
ˈtræk
trəˌsiz
/
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trak-
trahy
-seez
,
trak
-tr
uh
-seez
]
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.
Geometry
.
a curve whose tangents are all of equal length; the involute of a catenary.
Origin:
1720–30;
< NL, equiv. to L
trac-,
var. s. of
trahere
to draw, pull +
-trīx
-trix
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[trak-triks] 
[trak-trahy-seez, trak-truh-seez] . Geometry. 
trɪks