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-trixes — Separatrix Sep a*ra trix, n.; pl. L. { trices}, E. { trixes}. [L., she that separates.] (Arith.) The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it follows. The term is sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-trixes — Impropriatrix Im*pro pri*a trix, n.; pl. E. { trixes}, L. { trices}. A female impropriator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-trix — suffix (pl. trices or trixes) forming feminine agent nouns corresponding to masculine nouns in tor, esp. in Law (executrix). Etymology: L trix tricis * * * a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it formed feminine nouns or adjectives… … Useful english dictionary
Impropriatrix — Im*pro pri*a trix, n.; pl. E. { trixes}, L. { trices}. A female impropriator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadratrix — Quad*ra trix, n.; pl. { trixes}, or { trices}. [NL.] (Geom.) A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the quadratrix, of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Separatrix — Sep a*ra trix, n.; pl. L. { trices}, E. { trixes}. [L., she that separates.] (Arith.) The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it follows. The term is sometimes also applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-trices — Separatrix Sep a*ra trix, n.; pl. L. { trices}, E. { trixes}. [L., she that separates.] (Arith.) The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it follows. The term is sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-trices — Impropriatrix Im*pro pri*a trix, n.; pl. E. { trixes}, L. { trices}. A female impropriator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-trices — Quadratrix Quad*ra trix, n.; pl. { trixes}, or { trices}. [NL.] (Geom.) A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the quadratrix, of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-trix — noun suffix (plural trices or trixes) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, feminine of tor, suffix denoting an agent 1. female that does or is associated with a (specified) thing < aviatrix > 2. geometric line, point, or surface < generatrix > … New Collegiate Dictionary
