Dirigent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, a. [L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See
     {Direct}, a.]
     Directing. --Baxter.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, n. (Geom.)
     The line of motion along which a describent line or surface
     is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure; a
     directrix. --Hutton.
     [1913 Webster]