Definition of generatrix in English:
generatrix
nounPlural generatrices ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪtrɪksˌdʒɛnəˈreɪtrɪks
Mathematics another term for generator
Example sentencesExamples
- The techniques for design of surfaces of dependent cross-sections with closed generatrix are present also.
- During typical cone rolling, the plate pivots so that the actual bending takes place along the generatrix.
- A cylinder is right, if its generatrices are perpendicular to its base; otherwise, a cylinder is oblique.
- The male member has at least three facets evenly distributed about its axis and each facet is generally cylindrical with generatrices orthogonal to the axis and on respective opposite sides of a common transverse plane.
- This direction, however, was formerly always along the generatrix [i.e. parallel to the axis] of the roller cone, until the new type of bit was designed by the author's research group.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin (feminine).
Definition of generatrix in US English:
generatrix
nounˌjenəˈrātriksˌdʒɛnəˈreɪtrɪks
Mathematics another term for generator
Example sentencesExamples
- A cylinder is right, if its generatrices are perpendicular to its base; otherwise, a cylinder is oblique.
- This direction, however, was formerly always along the generatrix [i.e. parallel to the axis] of the roller cone, until the new type of bit was designed by the author's research group.
- The techniques for design of surfaces of dependent cross-sections with closed generatrix are present also.
- During typical cone rolling, the plate pivots so that the actual bending takes place along the generatrix.
- The male member has at least three facets evenly distributed about its axis and each facet is generally cylindrical with generatrices orthogonal to the axis and on respective opposite sides of a common transverse plane.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin (feminine).