quadratrix
English
Etymology
From Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”).
Noun
quadratrix (plural quadratrices or quadratrixes)
- (mathematics) A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.
Translations
quadratural curve
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References
- “quadratrix, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.