HODOGRAPH
\hˈɒdəɡɹˌaf], \hˈɒdəɡɹˌaf], \h_ˈɒ_d_ə_ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_f]\
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A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces.
By Oddity Software
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A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces.
By Noah Webster.
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hod'o-graf, n. a curve the radius vector of which represents in direction and magnitude the velocity of a moving particle--a term suggested by Sir W. R. Hamilton. [Gr. hodos, a way, graphein, to write.]
By Thomas Davidson
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