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directrixes

directrixes is the plural of directrix.

Meaning of directrix

Noun

directrix (plural directrixes or directrices)

  1. 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.

Phrases with directrixes

Questions about directrixes

What is directrixes the plural of?
Directrixes is the plural of directrix.

Words near directrixes in the dictionary

  1. directress
  2. directresses
  3. directrice
  4. directrices
  5. directrix
  6. directrixes
  7. directs
  8. direful
  9. direfully
  10. direfulness
  11. direly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: directrixes (page history and authors); directrix (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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