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Definitions: DIRECTRIX |
DIRECTRIXNoun1. 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. 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. 3. A directress. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | An auxiliary line used in the geometrical construction of a conic. (references) |
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Crosswords: DIRECTRIX |
| English words defined with "DIRECTRIX": Directrixes, Dirigent ♦ Latus rectum. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
directrix | 6 |
directrix parabola | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "DIRECTRIX"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الدليل (conductor, exponent, indicator, screed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 准线 (Directrixes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | directrice (matron, supervisor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | directrice (directress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Direktrix, Leitlinie (guideline), Leitkurve (template). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | troa-linney (line of force). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | irectrixday diretriz (guideline), diretora (conductress, directress, head negotiator, managerial). (various references) directora (director, directress, headmistress, leader, manageress). (various references) директриса (directress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "DIRECTRIX": directrixes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-r-r-t-x" | |
-2 letters: dictier, dirtier, rectrix. | |
-3 letters: citied, credit, dicier, direct, tidier, triced. | |
-4 letters: cider, cirri, cited, citer, cried, crier, dicer, direr, dixit, drier, edict, icier, recti, riced, ricer, rider, teiid, tired, trice, tried, trier, xeric. | |
-5 letters: cedi, cire, cite, dice, diet, dire, dirt, dite, edit, etic, exit, iced, ired, irid, rice, ride, rite, tide, tied, tier. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-r-r-t-x" | |
+2 letters: directrixes. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. .-. . -.-. - .-. .. -..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01001001 01010010 01000101 01000011 01010100 01010010 01001001 01011000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D I R E C T R I X |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0049 0052 0045 0043 0054 0052 0049 0058 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)384352393754524358 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, 阿拉伯 , arabe, arabisch, Arabish, árabe, арабська мова, арабський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinois, Chinesisch, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, chino, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, néerlandais, holländisch, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, holandés, голландська мова, голландський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francés, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, alemán, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugais, portugiesisch, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portugués, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰 |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, inglés, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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