GENERANT
Gen"er*ant, a. Etym: [L. generans, p. pr. of generare.]
Defn: Generative; producing; esp. (Geom.),
Defn: acting as a generant.
GENERANT
Gen"er*ant, n.
1. That which generates. Glanvill.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: A generatrix.
GENERATE
Gen"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Generating.] Etym: [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to generate, fr.
genus. See Genus, Gender.]
1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
2. To cause to be; to bring into life. Milton.