As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
GENERATRIX
Etymology
Noun
generatrix (plural generatrices or generatrixes)
(geometry) A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Synonyms
• describent
Source: Wiktionary
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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