Hodograph
[hod-uh-graf, -grahf] /ˈhɒd əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
noun, Mathematics, Mechanics.
1.
the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
/ˈhɒdəˌɡrɑːf; -ɡræf/
noun
1.
a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle
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