Crossword-Solution: DIRECTRIX
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Directrix | n. | A directress. |
| Directrix | n. | 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. |
| Directrix | n. | 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. |
We have 3 clues for the answer “DIRECTRIX”
| Clue | Answers |
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| DIRECTRESS | 1 answer |
| FIXED line used in describing curve or surface (geom.) | 1 answer |
| DIRECTOR (fem.) | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with DIRECTRIX (5)
Another definition of a conic.* Let _P_ be any point on the directrix through which a line is drawn meeting the conic in the points _A_ and _B_ (Fig.
For instance, in the case of the parabola, the distance of any particle from the directrix is equal to its distance from the focus.
From this we may conclude that if an individual deviates at all from the path which the laws (or, directrix) indicate, if he does not show true respect to the decrees of the focal government, and preserve the true position between them, directly he is found deviating from his course, he is quickly banished to a less enlightened sphere.
With your permission I will add a few words to those I have already uttered with regard to the directrix.
They are in want of a directrix; and if we could supplement the gift with foci and centre, they would soon emerge from their savage condition, and become more civilized.