"generatrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-generatrix.wav Forms: generatrices [plural], generatrixes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin generātrīx. By surface analysis, generator + -trix. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|generātrīx}} Learned borrowing from Latin generātrīx, {{surf|en|generator|-trix}} By surface analysis, generator + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|generatrices|+}} generatrix (plural generatrices or generatrixes)
  1. (geometry) A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure. Synonyms: describent, generant Translations (a curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure): generatriu [feminine] (Catalan), 母線 /母线 (mǔxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), naskanto (Esperanto), génératrice [feminine] (French), Erzeugende [feminine] (German), Mantellinie [feminine] (German), alkotó (Hungarian), generatrice [feminine] (Italian), geratriz [feminine] (Portuguese), generatriz [feminine] (Portuguese), образу́ющая (obrazújuščaja) [feminine] (Russian), generatriz [feminine] (Spanish), đường sinh (Vietnamese)

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