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Generatrix
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Look up <i>generatrix</i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <p>In <a href="/facts/Geometry/wTQf5ffQ">geometry</a>, a generatrix or describent is a <a href="/facts/Point_(geometry)/6YPAvX2a">point</a>, <a href="/facts/Curve/xBQ0pTBW">curve</a> or <a href="/facts/Surface_(mathematics)/whF08jvy">surface</a> that, when moved along a given path, generates a new <a href="/facts/Shape/nww0x85d">shape</a>. The path directing the motion of the generatrix motion is called a directrix or dirigent. </p>