Dirigent

Quick meaning: Dirigent is a noun meaning (now chiefly biochemistry) Something that or someone who directs; a director or guide.

Meaning

(now chiefly biochemistry) Something that or someone who directs; a director or guide.

More Meanings

1. That directs.
2. (dated, geometry) The line of motion of a describent line or surface that in so moving defines a plane or solid figure; a directrix.

Example Sentences

One of its members is deputed in rotation to maintain continuous contact with the director or dirigents of the hospital by means of biweekly, if necessary daily, visits to the institution.

In this case, to which Sphero-Cartesians, and all other sphero-quadrics, whose dirigents are small circles, are analogous in Spherics, the dirigent conic F must also have double contact with S.

The monolignol substrates are held in position by proteins called dirigents (guide proteins).[…]Lignan dirigent proteins are found in the cytoplasm, but similar dirigents have been localized in the cell walls of some plants.

17thC, Richard Baxter, Mr. Baxter's Dying Thoughts, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 1012, V. I shall better know the methods and perfections of the Scripture, and all God's dirigent word and will.

Word Forms

• dirigents

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include guiding, conductor, conductour, directress, ductor, codirector.

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