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quadratrix

quadratrix noun: a curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.

Noun

quadratrix (plural quadratrices or quadratrixes)

  1. A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.

Forms of quadratrix

pluralquadratrices
pluralquadratrixes

Origin of quadratrix

From Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”).

Questions about quadratrix

What does quadratrix mean?
Quadratrix means a curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.
What part of speech is quadratrix?
Quadratrix is a noun.
What is the plural of quadratrix?
The plural of quadratrix is quadratrices.

Words near quadratrix in the dictionary

  1. quadratojugals
  2. quadratojugular
  3. quadratomandibular
  4. quadratosquamosal
  5. quadratrices
  6. quadratrix
  7. quadratrixes
  8. quadrats
  9. quadratted
  10. quadratting
  11. quadratum

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