radices

[rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-]

noun

a plural of radix.

radix

[rey-diks]

noun, plural rad·i·ces

[rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-] /ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də-/, ra·dix·es.

Mathematics. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
Anatomy, Botany. a root; radicle.

Origin of radix

1565–75; < Latin rādīx root (cf. race³, radical, ramus); akin to Greek rhíza root, rhā́dīx branch, frond; see root¹

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Related Words for radices

origin, heart, stuff, foundation, essence, soul, stem, source, seed, footing, groundwork, seat, motive, nub, ground, basis, provenance, germ, fountain, bedrock

Examples from the Web for radices

Historical Examples of radices

Famem sentire cperunt, radices palmarum ubique rimantes: comp.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes
Ludwig Dderlein

British Dictionary definitions for radices

radices

noun

a plural of radix

radix

noun plural -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dixes

maths any number that is the base of a number system or of a system of logarithms10 is the radix of the decimal system
biology the root or point of origin of a part or organ
linguistics a less common word for root 1 (def. 9)

Word Origin for radix

C16: from Latin rādīx root; compare Greek rhadix small branch, rhiza root

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radices in Medicine

radix

[rā′dĭks]

n. pl. ra•dix•es

The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.

radices in Science

radix

[rā′dĭks]

Plural radices (răd′ĭ-sēz′, rā′dĭ-) radixes

Biology The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.
Mathematics The base of a system of numbers, such as 2 in the binary system and 10 in the decimal system.