01 n. A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the quadratrix, of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen.
pl.
-trixes, -trices ((#))
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A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the quadratrix, of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen.(Geom.)