paracentric

English

Etymology

para- +‎ -centric

Adjective

paracentric (comparative more paracentric, superlative most paracentric)

1. Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.

Synonyms

• paracentrical

See also

• paracentral

Noun

paracentric (plural paracentrics)

1. (geometry) A planar curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or centre, by equal distances in equal times.