BRACHYSTOCHRONE
\bɹˈakɪstˌɒkɹə͡ʊn], \bɹˈakɪstˌɒkɹəʊn], \b_ɹ_ˈa_k_ɪ_s_t_ˌɒ_k_ɹ_əʊ_n]\
Definitions of BRACHYSTOCHRONE
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A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid.
By Oddity Software
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A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid.
By Noah Webster.
