Definition of "generatrix" []

• A geometric element that generates a geometric figure, especially a straight line that generates a surface by moving in a specified fashion. Also called generator. (noun)

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• "In each of these cases, it would be unreasonable to expect the protagonist to be the generator or generatrix, in this case of the action of the scene."
• "Terra ipsa Ægyptus expers imbrium mire tamen fertilis, et hominum aliorumque perfoecunda generatrix."
• "Moreover, by the position of our intestines, through which the food is conveyed, and by the fact that they possess such a figure, our internal configuration [2981] in the form of a serpent reveals our hidden generatrix."