quadratrix

English

Etymology

From Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”).

Noun

quadratrix (plural quadratrices or quadratrixes)

1. (mathematics) A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.

Translations

quadratural curve

• Greek: τετραγωνίστρια f (tetragonístria), τετραγωνίζουσα f (tetragonízousa)

References

• “quadratrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.