describent
English
Etymology
Latin dēscrībēns, present participle of dēscrībō (“I describe”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
describent (plural describents)
- (geometry, dated) A generatrix.
References
- “describent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Verb
dēscrībent
- third-person plural future active indicative of dēscrībō