Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure.
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Origin
- Latingenerātrīx
- Englishgeneratrix
Learned borrowing from Latin generātrīx. By surface analysis, generator + -trix.
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Catalan generatriu
- generatriua curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Chinese Mandarin 母線 /母线
- 母線 /母线 (mǔxiàn)a curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Esperanto naskanto
- naskantoa curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
French génératrice
- génératricea curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
German Erzeugende, Mantellinie
- Erzeugendea curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
- Mantelliniea curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Hungarian alkotó
- alkotóa curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Italian generatrice
- generatricea curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Portuguese geratriz, generatriz
- geratriza curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
- generatriza curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Russian образу́ющая
- образу́ющая (obrazújuščaja)a curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Spanish generatriz
- generatriza curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
Vietnamese đường sinh
- đường sinha curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure
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APA
generatrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generatrix
MLA
“generatrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generatrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generatrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generatrix.
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