separatrix
[ sep-uh-rey-triks, sep-uh-rey- ]
noun,plural sep·a·ra·tri·ces [sep-uh-rey-tri-seez, -er-uh-trahy-seez], /ˌsɛp əˈreɪ trɪˌsiz, -ər əˈtraɪ siz/, sep·a·ra·trix·es.
something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
Mathematics. one of several symbols for separating components of a number, as a decimal point or comma.
Origin of separatrix
1Words Nearby separatrix
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British Dictionary definitions for separatrix
separatrix
/ (ˈsɛpəˌreɪtrɪks) /
Origin of separatrix
1via New Latin from Late Latin, feminine of sēparātor one that separates
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