Orthotomic circle

Orthotomic circle
Orthotomic Or`tho*tom"ic, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? to cleave.] (Geom.) Cutting at right angles. [1913 Webster]

{Orthotomic circle} (Geom.), that circle which cuts three given circles at right angles. [1913 Webster]


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