directrix
Meaning
- A female who directs; a directress.
- 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
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dīrectrīx. By surface analysis, direct + -trix.
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