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Record 1 1981-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A straight line which forms the surface by moving according to some law. The elements of a cone are different positions of its generatrix.

CONT

cylinder, surface of revolution ... that is the path of (or surface traced by) a straight line (the generatrix) that always moves parallel to itself or some fixed line or direction (the axis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Ligne [...] qui, en tournant autour de l'axe de rotation, engendre la surface donnée. Ainsi les génératrices d'une surface cylindrique sont des droites parallèles à l'axe de rotation; les génératrices d'une surface conique sont des droites rencontrant l'axe de rotation et passant par le sommet du cône.

Spanish

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