DESCRIBENT

, a term in Geometry, signifying a line or superficies, by the motion of which a superficies or solid is described.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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DEPTH
DERHAM (Doctor William)
DESAGULIERS (John Theophilus)
DESCENDING
DESCENSION
* DESCRIBENT
DETENTS
DEW
DIADROME
DIAGONAL
DIAGRAM