orthotomic

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adjective

Cutting at right angles.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveorthotomic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeometryCutting at right angles.
  2. not comparablealgebraimaginary; involving the square root of a negative number.
nounorthotomic (plural orthotomics)

plural orthotomics

  1. geometryThe line that joins the poles of the common chord on two orthotomic circles.
  2. geometryThe envelope of the family of circles that have centers on a specified curve and which pass through a specified point.

Origin

From orthotomy + -ic.

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APA

orthotomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthotomic

MLA

“orthotomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthotomic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthotomic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthotomic.

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