About us
Define
Definitions for
"Generatrix"
Keywords:
directrix
,
solid
,
magnitude
,
mathematical
,
surface
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.
ftp.uga.edu
(n) A straight line for which the path through space describes ruled surfaces or solids. The path the generatrix follows is called the directrix.
highered.mcgraw-hill.com