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  1. 1. 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 time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone. Source: opted
  2. 2. 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. Source: webster
  3. 3. A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it bythe action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in thesame time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, aninverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone. Source: adambom
  4. 4. 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 time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone. Source: ecdict

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