Dir"i*gent (?), a. [L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See Direct, a.]
Directing.
Baxter.
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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.
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