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gen·er·a·trix       [jen-uh-rey-triks] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural gen·er·a·tri·ces       [jen-uh-rey-truh-seez, jen-er-uh-trahy-seez] Pronunciation Key. Mathematics.
generator (def. 4b).
[Origin: 1830–40; < L generātrīx producer. See generate, -trix]
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gen·er·a·trix       (jěn'ə-rā'trĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. gen·er·a·tri·ces (-ə-rā'trĭ-sēz', -ər-ə-trī'sēz)
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.

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generatrix       (jěn'ə-rā'trĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural generatrices (jěn'ə-ə-rā'trĭ-sēz', -ər-ə-trī'sēz)
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.

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Generatrix

Gen`er*a"trix\, n.; pl. L. Generatrices, E. Generatrixes. [L.] (Geom.) That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent.

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