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directrix.

Female equivalent of director.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈɹɛk.tɹɪks/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈɹek-/Received-Pronunciation/daɪ̯-/Received-Pronunciation/dʌɪ̯-/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Female equivalent of director.

    feminine · form-of
  2. A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctrīx. By surface analysis, direct + -trix.

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