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What does hodograph mean?

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  1. (physics) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; used in investigations respecting central forces.
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CalliGrapher is a registered trademark, and ParaGraph, the ParaGraph logo, HodoGraph and MorphInk are trademarks of ParaGraph PI, a Silicon Graphics company.
The annexed fig. 70 exhibits the various cases, with the hodograph in its proper orientation.
The pole O of the hodograph is inside on or outside the circle, according as the orbit is an ellipse, parabola or hyperbola.
In the motion of a projectile under gravity the hodograph is a vertical line described with constant velocity.
The hodograph of a simple harmonic motion is shown at the left, with the time dependence displayed.
There is also the extremely ingenious invention of the hodograph.

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