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Definition: DIRECTRIX

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A directress.[Websters]
2. A line along which a point in another line moves, or which in any way governs the motion of the point and determines the position of the curve generated by it; the line along which the generatrix moves in generating a surface.[Websters]
3. A straight line so situated with respect to a conic section that the distance of any point of the curve from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the same point from the focus.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Directrix" is a common misspelling or typo for: director, directory.

Date "Directrix" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIRECTRIX

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A female who governs or directs.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Aerospace An auxiliary line used in the geometrical construction of a conic. (references)
Wiktionary [Noun] (geometry) 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. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: DIRECTRIX

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Wordpower, Vol. 2: Directrix 7     Wordpower, Vol. 2: Directrix 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: DIRECTRIX

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya الدليل (conductor, directrix, exponent, indicator, screed). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha الدليل (conductor, directrix, exponent, indicator, screed). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic الدليل (conductor, directrix, exponent, indicator, screed). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski директорка (directress, directrix, headmistress), директриса (director, directrix). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) direktorka (directress, directrix, headmistress), direktrisa (director, directrix). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian direktrisa (directrix), řídicí přímka (directrix), řídicí křivka (director curve, directrix), řídící přímka (directrix), řídící křivka (directrix). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese diretriz (guideline, steering, directrix, instruction), diretora (director, conductress, directress, directrix, head negotiator). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian директорка (directress, directrix, headmistress), директриса (director, directrix). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) direktorka (directress, directrix, headmistress), direktrisa (director, directrix). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina direktrisa (directrix), řídicí přímka (directrix), řídicí křivka (director curve, directrix), řídící přímka (directrix), řídící křivka (directrix). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 准线 (directrix, datum line, start line), 准線 (directrix). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 準線 (directrix). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse dirittore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), direttore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), amministratore (administrator, manager, admin manager, administrators, agent). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi dirittore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), direttore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), amministratore (administrator, manager, admin manager, administrators, agent). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican dirittore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), direttore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), amministratore (administrator, manager, admin manager, administrators, agent). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso dirittore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), direttore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), amministratore (administrator, manager, admin manager, administrators, agent). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu dirittore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), direttore (manager, director, superintendent, directrix, headmaster), amministratore (administrator, manager, admin manager, administrators, agent). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian direktrisa (directrix). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech direktrisa (directrix), řídicí přímka (directrix), řídicí křivka (director curve, directrix), řídící přímka (directrix), řídící křivka (directrix). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari خط راهنما (directress, directrix). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Direktorin (manageress, directrix, rectrix, headmistress), Direktrix (directrix). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch directrix (directrix), directrice (matron, directrix, headmistress, manageress, mistress). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish johtosuora (directrix). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Français directrice (manageress, directrix, headmistress, base line, executive), administratrice (directrix). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
French directrice (manageress, directrix, headmistress, base line, executive), administratrice (directrix). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg troa-linney (directrix, line of force). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck troa-linney (directrix, line of force). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
German Direktorin (manageress, directrix, rectrix, headmistress), Direktrix (directrix). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 준선 (directrix), 주선 (agency, good offices, directrix, circumference, kind offices), 【수학】 준선 (directrix). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 준선 (directrix), 주선 (agency, good offices, directrix, circumference, kind offices), 【수학】 준선 (directrix). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic الدليل (conductor, directrix, exponent, indicator, screed). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Direktorin (manageress, directrix, rectrix, headmistress), Direktrix (directrix). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Direktorin (manageress, directrix, rectrix, headmistress), Direktrix (directrix). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian direttrice (headmistress, directress, manageress, directrice, directrix). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 指導線 (directrix), 指導者 (leader, director, schoolmaster, captain, chieftaincy), 準線 (directrix), 取締役 (director, board member, company director, controller, directorate). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 준선 (directrix), 주선 (agency, good offices, directrix, circumference, kind offices), 【수학】 준선 (directrix). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx troa-linney (directrix, line of force). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic troa-linney (directrix, line of force). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi خط راهنما (directress, directrix). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian خط راهنما (directress, directrix). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) خط راهنما (directress, directrix). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish kierownica (wheel, directrix, driver, handlebar, handlebars). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch kierownica (wheel, directrix, driver, handlebar, handlebars). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski kierownica (wheel, directrix, driver, handlebar, handlebars). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese diretriz (directrix, guideline, instruction), diretora (conductress, directress, directrix, head negotiator, headmistress), directriz (steering, guideline, directrix). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi rektorska (directrix, rectrix). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian директриса (directress, directrix, head mistress, headmistress). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) direktrisa (directress, directrix, head mistress, headmistress). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki директриса (directress, directrix, head mistress, headmistress). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) direktrisa (directress, directrix, head mistress, headmistress). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) direktrisa površine (directrix of a cone of a Su), direktrisa konusnog preseka (directrix of a cone of a Co), direktrisa konusa (directrix of a cone). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak direktrisa (directrix). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian direktrisa (directrix). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish directriz (guideline, directive, directrix, director, instruction), directora (manageress, headmistress, directress, conductress, director). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea johtosuora (directrix). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi johtosuora (directrix). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska rektorska (directrix, rectrix). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish rektorska (directrix, rectrix). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian директриса (directrix, directress). Additional references: Ukrainian, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) direktrisa (directrix, directress). Additional references: Ukrainian, directrix. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DIRECTRIX

Language Translations for “directrix” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag dathagirathagectrathagix (directrix). Additional references: Athag, directrix. (volunteer)
Double Dutch dagiragectragix (directrix). Additional references: Double Dutch, directrix. (volunteer)
Leet 0||[z3[7[z|>< (directrix). Additional references: Leet, directrix. (volunteer)
Oppish dopiropectropix (directrix). Additional references: Oppish, directrix. (volunteer)
Pig Latin irectrixday (directrix). Additional references: Pig Latin, directrix. (volunteer)
Terran B direttorra (directrix). Additional references: Terran B, directrix. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi dubirubectrubix (directrix). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, directrix. (volunteer)
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