generant

See also: générant

English

Etymology

Latin generans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹənt/

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Adjective

generant (comparative more generant, superlative most generant)

1. generative; producing
2. (geometry) acting as a generant.

Noun

generant (plural generants)

1. Something or someone that generates; a generator.
   • 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC:

     Some believe It [the soul] came from the Moon, others from the Stars, or vast spaces of the Æther above the Planets; some that 'tis made by God, some by Angels, and some by the Generant

2. (geometry) A generatrix.

References

• “generant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Entrange, green ant

Catalan

Verb

generant

1. gerund of generar

Latin

Verb

generant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of generō