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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.