01 n. A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same tim…
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A curved line, such that a heavy 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 may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.(Math.)