generatrix

[ jen-uh-rey-triks ]
/ ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ trɪks /

noun, plural gen·er·a·tri·ces [jen-uh-rey-truh-seez, jen-er-uh-trahy-seez] /ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ trəˌsiz, ˌdʒɛn ər əˈtraɪ siz/. Mathematics.

generator(def 4b).

Origin of generatrix

First recorded in 1830–40, generatrix is from the Latin word generātrīx producer. See generate, -trix

Words nearby generatrix

generative phonology, generative semantics, generative-transformational grammar, generativist, generator, generatrix, generic, generic name, generosity, generous, generous to a fault

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British Dictionary definitions for generatrix

generatrix
/ (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtrɪks) /

noun plural generatrices (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtrɪˌsiːz)

a point, line, or plane that is moved in a specific way to produce a geometric figure

Scientific definitions for generatrix

generatrix
[ jĕn′ə-rā′trĭks ]

Plural generatrices (jĕn′ə-ə-rā′trĭ-sēz′, -ər-ə-trī′sēz)

A geometric element that generates a geometric figure, especially a straight line that generates a surface by moving in a specified fashion. Also called generator