noun
Meaning 1
Female equivalent of director.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: feminine, form-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
directrix
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Sound
Pronunciation
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dĭ-rĕk′trĭks
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dī-
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈɹek-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /daɪ̯-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /dʌɪ̯-/
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Canada, General-American: /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/
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Canada, General-American: /daɪ̯-/
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Australian: /dɪˈɹek.tɹɪks/
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Australian: /dɑe̯-/
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New-Zealand: /dəˈɹek.tɹəks/
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New-Zealand: /dɑe̯-/
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Scotland: /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/
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Scotland: /dʌi̯-/
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Scotland: /dəi̯-/
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India: /ɖɪˈɾɛ(ː)k.ʈɾɪks/
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India: /ɖəj-/
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India: /ɖɑːj-/
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rhymes with -ɛktrɪks
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctrīx. By surface analysis, direct + -trix.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: richtlijn — a line used to define a curve or surface
- Finnish: johtosuora — a line used to define a curve or surface
- French: directrice — a line used to define a curve or surface
- Greek: διευθετούσα (diefthetoúsa) — a line used to define a curve or surface
- Polish: kierownica — a line used to define a curve or surface
- Spanish: directriz — a line used to define a curve or surface
- Tamil: இயக்குவரை (iyakkuvarai) — a line used to define a curve or surface