tautochrone Meaning, Definition & Usage
Tau"to*chrone noun
Etymology
Gr. , for the same + time: cf. F.Definitions
(Math.) 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
