generatrix

[ jen-uh-rey-triks ]

noun

, Mathematics.

, plural gen·er·a·tri·ces [jen-, uh, -, rey, -tr, uh, -seez, jen-er-, uh, -, trahy, -seez].

1. generator ( def 4b ).

generatrix

/ ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtrɪks /

noun

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

generatrix

/ jĕn′ə-rā′trĭks /

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of generatrix¹

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

Example Sentences

Shall she not be content with her beautiful part as generatrix of Faculty, but must seek to be exponent too?

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The generatrix had to make 1,500 revolutions, and be set in motion by an overshot wheel.

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Poetical philosophy has considered Love as the source and arbiter of life, and the Venus Generatrix the fount of our existence.

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