directrix

(Englisch)

1. A female who directs; a directress.
2. 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.

Etymologie (Englisch)

Learned borrowing from Latin dīrectrīx. By surface analysis, direct + -trix.

Konzepte

Direktrix

Leitkurve

Leitlinie

Synonyme

alignment

neat line

Übersetzungen

directrice

kierownica

المخرجة

kierująca

doğrultman

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