- Look up
generatrix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In geometry, a
generatrix (/dʒɛnəˈreɪtrɪks/) or
describent is a point,
curve or
surface that, when...
- by
rotating a
curve (the
generatrix) one full
revolution around an axis of
rotation (normally not
intersecting the
generatrix,
except at its endpoints)...
-
surface area, the
mylar balloon instead maximizes volume for a
given generatrix arc length. It
resembles a
slightly flattened sphere. The
shape is approximately...
- are
perpendicular to the bases. Thus, in a
right circular cylinder, the
generatrix and the
height have the same measurements. It is also less
often called...
- of a
right circular cone is the
maximum angle between two
generatrix lines; if the
generatrix makes an
angle θ to the axis, the
aperture is 2θ. In optics...
- the axis, is a circle.
Simple examples occur when the
generatrix is a line. If the
generatrix line
intersects the axis line, the
surface of revolution...
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Antaeotricha generatrix is a moth of the
family Depressariidae. It is
found in
Brazil (Rio
Grande do Sul). The
wingspan is
about 17 mm. The
forewings are...
-
cylindrical surface is that
surface traced out by a line,
called the
generatrix, not in the
plane of the directrix,
moving parallel to
itself and always...
- object, such as:
Directrix (conic section)
Directrix (ellipse)
Directrix (
generatrix)
Directrix (rational
normal scroll)
Directrix is a
spaceship in the Lensman...
- some
straight line (the axis of revolution),
which may not
intersect the
generatrix (except at its boundary). The
surface created by this
revolution and which...
