-TRIX


Meaning of -TRIX in English

(.)(ˌ)triks, (.)_trēks noun suffix

( plural -tri·ces (.)_trəˌsēz, (.)ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz ; or -trixes )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, feminine of -tor, ending of agent nouns, from -tus, past participle ending + -or — more at -ed

1. : female that does or is associated with a (specified) thing

avia trix

narra trix

inheri trix

— compare -tress

2. : straight line — in geometry

trisec trix

direc trix

trac trix

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