DEFINITIONS

orthogonal trajectory

noun Mathematics.

the locus of a point whose path cuts each curve of a family of curves at right angles.

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Words nearby orthogonal trajectory

orthognathic surgery, orthognathous, orthogonal, orthogonal matrix, orthogonal projection, orthogonal trajectory, orthogonalize, orthograde, orthograde degeneration, orthographer, orthographic

Origin of orthogonal trajectory

First recorded in 1810–20
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