Tautochrone Definition

noun

(mathematics) A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall.

An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.
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Other Word Forms of Tautochrone

Noun

Singular:
tautochrone
Plural:
tautochrones

Origin of Tautochrone

  • Ancient Greek

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