braˈkistəˌkrōn, brəˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Greek brachistos shortest + chronos time
: a curve in which a body starting from a point and acted on by an external force will reach another point in a shorter time than by any other path
• bra·chis·to·chron·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kränik adjective