Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tautochrone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tau-tochrone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ταὐτός

Inflected Forms

tautochrones (plural)

Derived Forms

tautochronous

Synonyms

tautochrone curve

Questions

What does tautochrone mean?: 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.
Where does tautochrone come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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