Definitions For Directrix

Noun

image:eccentricity.svg, thumb, in this picture of an [[ellipse, a parabola, and an hyperbola, the black line is their shared directrix.]] DIRECTRIX (plural es or directrices) A female who directs; a directress. (geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.

Derived terms

conic section directrix graph directrix ruled surface directrix

Translations

Dutch: richtlijn, m, f Finnish: johtosuora French: directrice, f Polish: kierownica, f Tamil: இயக்குவரை, f a female who directs, directress

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Is Directrix a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
20

The word Directrix is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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