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Webster 1913 Edition

Generant

Gen′er-ant

,
Adj.
[L.
generans
,
p. pr.
of
generare
.]
Generative; producing
; esp.
(Geom.)
,
acting as a generant.

Gen′er-ant

,
Noun.
1.
That which generates.
Glanvill.
2.
(Geom.)
A generatrix.

Webster 1828 Edition

Generant

GEN'ERANT

,
Noun.
[L. generans.] The power that generates; the power or principle that produces.

Definition 2024

generant

generant

See also: générant

English

Adjective

generant ‎(comparative more generant, superlative most generant)

  1. generative; producing
  2. (geometry) acting as a generant.

Noun

generant ‎(plural generants)

  1. That which generates.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Glanvill to this entry?)
  2. (geometry) A generatrix.

Catalan

Verb

generant

  1. present participle of generar

Latin

Verb

generant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of generō

Etymology

Latin generans.

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