"directrix" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-directrix.wav Forms: directrixes [plural], directrices [plural]
Etymology: From Latin directrix; equivalent to direct + -trix. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|directrix}} Latin directrix, {{suffix|en|direct|-trix}} direct + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|+|directrices}} directrix (plural directrixes or directrices)
  1. A female who directs; a directress.
    Sense id: en-directrix-en-noun-f-5g414V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -trix, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trix: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 85 15
  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. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (a line used to define a curve or surface): richtlijn [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), johtosuora (Finnish), directrice [feminine] (French), kierownica [feminine] (Polish), directriz [feminine] (Spanish), இயக்குவரை (iyakkuvarai) [feminine] (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-directrix-en-noun-jszhmIfv Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'a line used to define a curve or surface': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conic section directrix, graph directrix, ruled surface directrix

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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