mediatrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female mediator.
  2. A bisector, the line that is perpendicular to a line segment and intersects the line segment at its midpoint.

Pronunciation

/ˈmiːdɪətɹɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-mediatrix.wav

Word forms

mediatrix mediatrices mediatrixes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin mediātrīx. By surface analysis, mediator + -trix.

Derived words

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