generatrix

[jen-uh-rey-triks]

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

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Historical Examples of generatrix

The generatrix had to make 1,500 revolutions, and be set in motion by an overshot wheel.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
Various
Shall she not be content with her beautiful part as generatrix of Faculty, but must seek to be exponent too?
Feminism and Sex-Extinction
Arabella Kenealy

British Dictionary definitions for generatrix

generatrix

noun plural generatrices (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtrɪˌsiːz)

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

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Science 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