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Meaning of "directrix" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIRECTRIX

New Latin, feminine of director.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECTRIX

directrix  [dɪˈrɛktrɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECTRIX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Directrix is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRECTRIX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Directrix

In mathematics, a directrix is a straight line associated to a geometric object, such as: ▪ Directrix ▪ Directrix...

Definition of directrix in the English dictionary

The definition of directrix in the dictionary is a fixed reference line, situated on the convex side of a conic section, that is used when defining or calculating its eccentricity. Other definition of directrix is a directress.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIRECTRIX


aviatrix
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtrɪks
Beatrix
ˈbiːətrɪks
Bellatrix
ˈbɛlətrɪks
biometrics
baɪəˈmɛtrɪks
bisectrix
baɪˈsɛktrɪks
dominatrix
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtrɪks
econometrics
ɪˌkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks
electrics
ɪˈlɛktrɪks
geriatrics
ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks
matrix
ˈmeɪtrɪks
mediatrix
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪtrɪks
metrics
ˈmɛtrɪks
obstetrics
ɒbˈstɛtrɪks
paediatrics
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks
pediatrics
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks
protectrix
prəˈtɛktrɪks
rectrix
ˈrɛktrɪks
tectrix
ˈtɛktrɪks
tractrix
ˈtræktrɪks
trisectrix
traɪˈsektrɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECTRIX

director of admissions
Director of Education
director of music
Director of Public Prosecutions
director of studies
director-general
director´s chair
director´s cut
directorate
directorial
directorially
directories
directorship
directory
directory assistance
directory enquiries
directory inquiries
directress
directrice
direful

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECTRIX

active matrix
active-matrix
creatrix
distrix
editrix
executrix
fellatrix
generatrix
genetrix
heritrix
negotiatrix
orthogonal matrix
separatrix
skew symmetric matrix
square matrix
submatrix
symmetric matrix
testatrix
tortrix
unitary matrix

Synonyms and antonyms of directrix in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «directrix» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECTRIX

Find out the translation of directrix to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of directrix from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «directrix» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

准线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

directriz
570 millions of speakers

English

directrix
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المخرجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

директриса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

directriz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ামক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

directrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Directrix
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leitlinie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

準線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

준선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Directrix
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường chuẩn trong toán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டைரக்ட்ரிக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायरेक्टrix
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

direktriksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

direttrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kierownicą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

директриса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

directricea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διευθετούσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

riglyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ledlinje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

styre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of directrix

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECTRIX»

The term «directrix» is normally little used and occupies the 113.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECTRIX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «directrix» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «directrix» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about directrix

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECTRIX»

Discover the use of directrix in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to directrix and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Arithmetic, Geometry, Cryptography, and Coding Theory 2009: ...
In this note we present Hironaka's invariants as developped by Giraud: the ridge and the directrix. We give an effective definition and a functorial one and show their equivalence. The fruit is an effective algorithm that computes the additive ...
David R. Kohel, Robert Rolland
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Cambridge 2 Unit Mathematics Year 11 Enhanced Version PDF ...
... S(0,0), directrix: y I _2 'i) V —2,0), S(—2,1),directrix: y I —1 iii) V(3, —5), S(3, — 3), directrix: y I —7 iv) V(—1,2), S(—1,5), directrix: y I —1 v) V(0,4), S(0, g), directrix: y I ; vi) V(1, —3), S(1, —%), directrix: y I —% b)(i) V( ,0), 5(4, —2), directrix: y I ...
William Pender, David Saddler, Julia Shea, 2012
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Year 11 Preliminary Mathematics: Revision & Exam Workbook
99 QUESTION 1 a x2 = 8y focal length: vertex: axis: For each parabola write down the focal length, the coordinates of the vertex, the equation of the axis, the coordinates of the focus, and the equation of the directrix. focus: directrix: d x2 = lOy ...
Lyn Baker, 2003
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New Horizons in Geometry
This limit curve is, in fact, a parabola with focus F1 and linear directrix D, whose distance from L is R1, because each of its points is equidistant from F1 and D. The circular directrix C1 for the ellipse is now a circular directrix for the parabola ...
Tom Apostol, 2012
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Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Taking K at this point we have, in each of the scrolls of the order 2q, q coincident positions of If, that is, a 9-fold line KK' in the plane w = 0 ; and the like for the plane % = 0, so that the total section by the plane z = 0 is made up of the directrix q ...
Cambridge Philosophical Society, 1871
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and ...
A perpendicular drawn from the focus to the directrix is bifectsd at the vertex of the axis. VII. A straight line terminated both ways by the parabola, and bisected by a diameter, is called an Or- dinate to that diameter. VIII. The segment of a ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Millar, 1810
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College Algebra
EXAMPLE 2 Graphing a Parabola Whose Vertex Is at the Origin Technology Tip Using the Focus, Directrix, and Latus Rectum as Graphing Aids To graph with a graphing calculator, solve for y first. That is, y=-1 x2 = -12y Determine the focus, ...
Cynthia Y. Young, 2012
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
A straight line perpendicular to the directrix, terminated at one extremity by the parabola, and produced indefinitely within it, is called a Diameter. V. The point in which a diameter meets the parabola is called its Vertex. VI. The diameter which  ...
9
A Treatise on the Conic Sections: In Five Books ...
FIG. the right line given in position is parallel to the directrix, the problem always admits of two solutions, and there will be two points A, B, in each section, respondent to A, b, in the circle, through which if A P, BR, be drawn, parallel to Sp or to ...
George Walker, 1794
10
Final Exam Review: College Algebra
Focus at (4,0); directrix x = —4; 2. Focus at (0, -2); directrix x = —4; 3. Focus at (3, 2); directrix y = -2; 4. Focus at (2,0); vertex at the origin. 5. Focus at (-3, 0); directrix x = 3. Determine the vertex, focus, directrix and sketch the graph of each of the ...
A. A. Frempong

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECTRIX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term directrix is used in the context of the following news items.
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Take a thrill ride at 'Jurassic World'
It's not encouraging that the directrix hasn't seen her two nephews for several years, and doesn't even know how old they are. When they arrive ... «Buffalo.com, Jun 15»
2
Tell Me About It: Travel plans bring out the worst in a friend
Supply dates and a budget and just let the Cruise Directrix take over, since it's the obstacles that upset her, apparently, and not the planning ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
3
Carolyn Hax -- Friends don't need a cruise director
Supply dates and a budget and just let the Cruise Directrix take over, since it's the obstacles that upset her, apparently, and not the planning ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jun 15»
4
Cannes kicks off: stars walk the red carpet at start of the 2015 film …
... actress" (or "best male artist" and "best female artist") but not, for example, "best male director" and "best female director" (or "best directrix"). «The Guardian, May 15»
5
Pepsi ON takes Grand Prix crown in Digital Strategy Awards
... opportunities for ongoing activity through a new teen channel on Yahoo,” said judge Helen Baxter, Managing Directrix of Mohawk Media. «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»
6
7 DJ Demigods Sound Off on the State of Music
Head directrix for some of your favorite gay porn under her Channel 1 Releasing imprint, for 10 years LaRue has brought the perfect ... «Frontiers Media, Mar 15»
7
Divine Styler is back, but he's not celebrating
2: Directrix," released way back in the 20th Century. "Def Mask" (Gamma Proforma) is not so much Afro-futuristic in the tradition of George ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»
8
Divine Styler: the return of hip-hop's radical cult figure
He returned in 1999 with Word Power 2: Directrix, released independently on his own DTX Recordings, then picked up by James Lavelle's Mo ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
9
OMD New Zealand scoops Yahoo Digital Strategy Award
The judges praised OMD for a strategy that delivered real value to the day-to-day lives of teens, and Managing Directrix of Mohawk Media and ... «Scoop.co.nz, Sep 14»
10
Directrix Devi Snively To Direct “The Ventriloquist”
Directrix Devi Snively To Direct “The Ventriloquist”. Posted on March 18, 2014 by Keri. By Keri O'Shea. Ah, anthology movies. The genre seems to be back with ... «Brutal As Hell, Mar 14»

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