Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadratrix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quadra-trix
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.

Etymology

From Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quadrātrīx

Inflected Forms

quadratrices (plural) quadratrixes (plural)

Questions

What does quadratrix mean?: A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.
Where does quadratrix come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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