"quadratrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadratrices [plural], quadratrixes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|quadrātrīx||squarer}} Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”) Head templates: {{en-noun|quadratrices|+}} quadratrix (plural quadratrices or quadratrixes)
  1. (mathematics) A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve. Translations (quadratural curve): τετραγωνίστρια (tetragonístria) [feminine] (Greek), τετραγωνίζουσα (tetragonízousa) [feminine] (Greek)

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