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Quadratrix
Quad-ra′trix
,Noun.
pl.
-trixes
(#)
, or -trices
(#)
. [NL.]
(Geom.)
A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves;
as the
. quadratrix
, of Dinostratus, or of TschirnhausenWebster 1828 Edition
Quadratrix
QUAD'RATRIX
, n.1.
A square or squared figure.2.
In geometry, a mechanical line by means of which we can find right lines equal to the circumference of circles or other curves and their several parts.Definition 2024
quadratrix
quadratrix
English
Noun
quadratrix (plural quadratrices or quadratrixes)
- (mathematics) A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.