mediatrix

English

Etymology

From Late Latin mediatrix, feminine of mediātor.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmiːdɪətɹɪks/

Noun

mediatrix (plural mediatrices or mediatrixes)

  1. A female mediator.
  2. (geometry) The line that is perpendicular to a line segment and intersects the line segment at its midpoint.
    • 2000, Jean H. Gallier, Curves and surfaces in geometric modeling (page 105)
      […] the intersection of the normal at M to the parabola with the mediatrix of the line […]

Latin

Etymology

Post-classical Latin mediator.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /me.diˈaː.triːks/, [mɛ.diˈaː.triːks]

Noun

mediātrīx f (genitive mediātrīcis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) mediator, intermediary, go-between (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mediātrīx mediātrīcēs
Genitive mediātrīcis mediātrīcum
Dative mediātrīcī mediātrīcibus
Accusative mediātrīcem mediātrīcēs
Ablative mediātrīce mediātrīcibus
Vocative mediātrīx mediātrīcēs

References
  • mediatrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mediatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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