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hodograph

noun
ho·do·graph | \ˈhädəˌgraf, ˈhōd-, -rȧf\

Definition of hodograph 

: a path described by the extremity of a vector drawn from a fixed origin and representing the linear velocity of a moving point

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Other Words from hodograph

hodographic \¦⸗⸗¦grafik \ adjective

History and Etymology for hodograph

Greek hodos path + English -graph

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