GENERATRICES

Noun

generatrices

plural of generatrix

Source: Wiktionary


GENERATRIX

Gen`er*a"trix, n.; pl. L. Generatrices, E. Generatrixes. Etym: [L.] (Geom.)

Definition: That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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