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tautochrone

noun
tau·​to·​chrone | \ ˈtȯtəˌkrōn\
plural -s

Definition of tautochrone

: a curve which is a cycloid under a horizontal base and down which the time of descent under gravity from every point to the lowest point is the same

First Known Use of tautochrone

circa 1774, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for tautochrone

French, from taut- + Greek chronos time

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