tractrice

== French == === Etymology === Formed after tracteur on the model of acteur ~ actrice, as if from a Latin *tractrīx (from trahō (“to pull”) +‎ -trīx). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁak.tʁis/ === Noun === tractrice f (plural tractrices) (mathematics) tractrix === Further reading === “tractrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012