hodograph: Meaning and Definition of

hod•o•graph

Pronunciation: (hod'u-graf", -gräf"), [key]
— n. Math., Mech.
  1. 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.
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