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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈɹek-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /daɪ̯-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dʌɪ̯-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/ [Canada, General-American], /daɪ̯-/ [Canada, General-American], /dɪˈɹek.tɹɪks/ [General-Australian], /dɑe̯-/ [General-Australian], /dəˈɹek.tɹəks/ [New-Zealand], /dɑe̯-/ [New-Zealand], /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/ [Scotland], /dʌi̯-/ [Scotland], /dəi̯-/ [Scotland], /ɖɪˈɾɛ(ː)k.ʈɾɪks/ [India], /ɖəj-/ [India], /ɖɑːj-/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-directrix.wav Forms: directrixes [plural], directrices [plural], directrice [alternative]
enPR: dĭ-rĕk′trĭks, dī- Rhymes: -ɛktrɪks Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctrīx. By surface analysis, direct + -trix. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:dīrēctrīx|:afeq|direct|director|-trix|etydate=|text=*}} Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctrīx., {{surf|en|direct|-trix}} By surface analysis, direct + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|+|directrices}} directrix (plural directrixes or directrices)
  1. Female equivalent of director. Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: director
    Sense id: en-directrix-en-noun-6z~9NFA1
  2. (geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus. Translations (a line used to define a curve or surface): richtlijn [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), johtosuora (Finnish), directrice [feminine] (French), διευθετούσα (diefthetoúsa) [feminine] (Greek), kierownica [feminine] (Polish), directriz [feminine] (Spanish), இயக்குவரை (iyakkuvarai) [feminine] (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-directrix-en-noun-jszhmIfv Categories (other): Geometry, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -trix, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trix: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 27 73 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'a line used to define a curve or surface': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conic section directrix, graph directrix, ruled surface directrix

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [diːˈreːk.triːks] [Classical-Latin], [diˈrɛk.triks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From dīrēctus + -trīx. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|dīrēctus<id:straight>|-trīx|text=*|title=dīrēctrīx}} From dīrēctus + -trīx. Head templates: {{la-noun|dīrēctrīx<3>|m=dīrēctor}} dīrēctrīx f (genitive dīrēctrīcis, masculine dīrēctor); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|dīrēctrīx<3>}} Forms: dīrēctrīx [canonical, feminine], dīrēctrīcis [genitive], dīrēctor [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], dīrēctrīx [nominative, singular], dīrēctrīcēs [nominative, plural], dīrēctrīcis [genitive, singular], dīrēctrīcum [genitive, plural], dīrēctrīcī [dative, singular], dīrēctrīcibus [dative, plural], dīrēctrīcem [accusative, singular], dīrēctrīcēs [accusative, plural], dīrēctrīce [ablative, singular], dīrēctrīcibus [ablative, plural], dīrēctrīx [singular, vocative], dīrēctrīcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. female equivalent of dīrēctor Tags: declension-3, feminine, form-of Form of: dīrēctor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "conic section directrix"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "graph directrix"
    },
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    }
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          "define",
          "define"
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        [
          "curve",
          "curve"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ],
        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
        ],
        [
          "conic",
          "conic"
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        [
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        "(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus."
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            "feminine"
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            "feminine"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        }
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    },
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/dʌɪ̯-/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ɖɑːj-/",
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        "India"
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}

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          "director#Latin"
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁",
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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Tamil translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "conic section directrix"
    },
    {
      "word": "graph directrix"
    },
    {
      "word": "ruled surface directrix"
    }
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        "etydate": "",
        "text": "*"
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    },
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      "form": "directrixes",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      "parts": [
        "di",
        "rec",
        "trix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English female equivalent nouns"
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        {
          "word": "director"
        }
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        "Female equivalent of director."
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        [
          "director",
          "director#English"
        ]
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        "feminine",
        "form-of"
      ]
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        "en:Geometry"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "define",
          "define"
        ],
        [
          "curve",
          "curve"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ],
        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
        ],
        [
          "conic",
          "conic"
        ],
        [
          "ratio",
          "ratio"
        ],
        [
          "focus",
          "focus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "dĭ-rĕk′trĭks"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "dī-"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈɹek-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/daɪ̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʌɪ̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/daɪ̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈɹek.tɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɑe̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dəˈɹek.tɹəks/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɑe̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʌi̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dəi̯-/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖɪˈɾɛ(ː)k.ʈɾɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖəj-/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖɑːj-/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛktrɪks"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "richtlijn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "word": "johtosuora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "directrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "diefthetoúsa",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διευθετούσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kierownica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "directriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "iyakkuvarai",
      "sense": "a line used to define a curve or surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "இயக்குவரை"
    }
  ],
  "word": "directrix"
}

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    {
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        "2": ":af",
        "3": "dīrēctus<id:straight>",
        "4": "-trīx",
        "text": "*",
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      "name": "ety"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From dīrēctus + -trīx.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dīrēctor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dīrēctrīx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dīrēctrīcēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dīrēctrīx<3>",
        "m": "dīrēctor"
      },
      "expansion": "dīrēctrīx f (genitive dīrēctrīcis, masculine dīrēctor); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "dī",
        "rēc",
        "trīx"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dīrēctrīx<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with etymology texts",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin female equivalent nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -trix",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Greece […], the inventor of the sciences […], the flower and guide of warfare and arms",
          "ref": "1141 – 1445, Liber Pluscardensis VII.14, (ed. F. J. H. Skene (Historians of Scotland VII) [Edinburgh 1877], quoted in DMLBS)",
          "text": "Grecia[…], scienciārum inventrīx[…], mīlicie et armōrum flōs et dīrēctrīx",
          "translation": "Greece […], the inventor of the sciences […], the flower and guide of warfare and arms",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the king of the English […] with prudence as his guide",
          "ref": "c. 1446, Pseudo-Elmham, Vita et gesta Henrici V 91.107, (ed. T. Hearne [Oxford 1727], quoted in DMLBS)",
          "text": "rēgis Anglōrum[…]prūdenciā dīrēctrīce",
          "translation": "the king of the English […] with prudence as his guide",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "that the previous points, acting as guides for the agreement, should reach their final effect through the personal presence of the king",
          "ref": "c. 1446, Pseudo-Elmham, Vita et gesta Henrici V 91.251, (ed. T. Hearne [Oxford 1727], quoted in DMLBS)",
          "text": "quod pūnctuāciōnēs previe, in concordiam dīrēctrīcēs, per persōnālem rēgis presenciam fīnālem sortīrentur effectum",
          "translation": "that the previous points, acting as guides for the agreement, should reach their final effect through the personal presence of the king",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "dīrēctor"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female equivalent of dīrēctor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dīrēctor",
          "director#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[diːˈreːk.triːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[diˈrɛk.triks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "directrix"
}

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