tautochrone

n. [数]等时曲线,等时降落轨迹

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tautochrones 复数 tautochrones

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A curve, such that a weighted 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 begins to fall.

    数学

    An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.

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词源

From Ancient Greek ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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