Etymology

generatrix

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Today it means: A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure. Full definition →

Latin generātrīx
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromgenerātrīx
  2. English todaygeneratrix

Learned borrowing from Latin generātrīx. By surface analysis, generator + -trix.

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