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describent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Generatrix \Gen`er*a"trix\, n.; pl. L. Generatrices, E. Generatrixes. [L.] (Geom.) That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent. Generic .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Describent \De*scrib"ent\, n. [L. describens, p. pr. of describere.] (Geom.) Same as Generatrix. [1913 Webster]
