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hodograph [hod-uh-graf, -grahf] ExamplesWord Origin noun Mathematics, Mechanics.
- the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
Origin of hodograph 1840–50; Greek hod(ós) way + -o- + -graph Examples from the Web for hodograph Historical Examples of hodograph
There is also the extremely ingenious invention of the hodograph.
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So that we have in the circling electro-magnetic Aether currents a physical explanation for the Hodograph of any planet.
William George Hooper
Thus for a circular orbit with the centre of force at an excentric point, the hodograph is a conic with the pole as focus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8
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The annexed fig. 70 exhibits the various cases, with the hodograph in its proper orientation.
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In the motion of a projectile under gravity the hodograph is a vertical line described with constant velocity.
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British Dictionary definitions for hodograph hodograph noun
- a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle
Derived Formshodographic, adjectiveWord Origin for hodograph C19: from Greek hodos way + -graph