Meanings
plural tautochrones
- mathematicsA curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall.
An inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.
Synonyms: tautochrone curve
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall.
Origin
- Ancient Greekταὐτός“the same”
- Englishtautochrone
From Ancient Greek ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
tautochrone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tautochrone
“tautochrone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tautochrone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tautochrone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tautochrone.
Source: tautochrone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.