separatrix

[ sep-uh-rey-triks, sep-uh-rey- ]

noun,plural sep·a·ra·tri·ces [sep-uh-rey-tri-seez, -er-uh-trahy-seez], /ˌsɛp əˈreɪ trɪˌsiz, -ər əˈtraɪ siz/, sep·a·ra·trix·es.
  1. something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.

  1. Mathematics. one of several symbols for separating components of a number, as a decimal point or comma.

Origin of separatrix

1
1650–60; <New Latin sēparātrīx,Late Latin; see separator, -trix

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British Dictionary definitions for separatrix

separatrix

/ (ˈsɛpəˌreɪtrɪks) /


nounplural separatrices (ˌsɛpəˈreɪtrɪˌsiːz)
  1. another name for solidus (def. 1)

Origin of separatrix

1
via New Latin from Late Latin, feminine of sēparātor one that separates

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