- Paracentric velocity
- paracentric par`a*cen"tric (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n"tr[i^]k),
paracentrical par`a*cen"tric*al
(p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n"tr[i^]*kal), a. [Pref. para- + centric,
-ical: cf. F. paracentrique.]
Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a
center.
[1913 Webster]
{Paracentric curve} (Math.), a 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 center, by equal distances in equal times; -- called also a {paracentric}.
{Paracentric motion} or {Paracentric velocity}, the motion or velocity of a revolving body, such as a planet, by which it approaches to, or recedes from, the center, without reference to its motion in space, or to its motion as reckoned in any other direction. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
