directrice
English
Noun
directrice (plural directrices)
- Alternative form of directrix (“female director; line defining a curve or surface”).
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French directrice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdi.rɛkˈtri.sə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: di‧rec‧tri‧ce
- Rhymes: -isə
Noun
directrice f (plural directrices, diminutive directricetje n)
- female equivalent of directeur
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.ʁɛk.tʁis/
Audio: (file) Audio (Switzerland): (file) - Hyphenation: di‧rec‧tri‧ce
- Rhymes: -is
Audio: (file)
Noun
directrice f (plural directrices)
- female equivalent of directeur: directress
- (geometry) ellipsis of ligne directrice: directrix
Derived terms
Further reading
- “directrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.