Found 1 hit - Term: paracentric curve, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
paracentric \par`acen"tric\ pa^r`.ase^n"tri^k,
paracentrical \par`acen"trical\
pa^r`.ase^n"tri^kal, a. pref. para- + centric,
-ical: cf. f. paracentrique.
deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a
center.
1913 webster
paracentric curve math., a curve having the property
that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body
descending along it, by the force of gravity, will
approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or center, by
equal distances in equal times; -- called also a
paracentric.
paracentric motion or paracentric velocity, the motion or
velocity of a revolving body, such as a planet, by which
it approaches to, or recedes from, the center, without
reference to its motion in space, or to its motion as
reckoned in any other direction.
1913 webster
see also:
paracentric curve paracentric paracentric motion paracentric velocity
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about paracentric curve: Curve
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Curve, definition of term: Curve
curve_pag1.html Paracentric
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Paracentric, definition of term: Paracentric
paracentric_pag1.html Curve Ball
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Curve Ball, definition of term: Curve Ball
curve+ball_pag1.html Bell Curve
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Bell Curve, definition of term: Bell Curve
bell+curve_pag1.html Learning Curve
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Learning Curve, definition of term: Learning Curve
learning+curve_pag1.html Kinematic Curve
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Kinematic Curve, definition of term: Kinematic Curve
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