dirigent
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dirigent
- /ˈdɪɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒənt/
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From Latin dīrigēns, present participle of dīrigō.
noun dirigents
- Something that or someone who directs; a director or guide. 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.
- The line of motion of a describent line or surface that in so moving defines a plane or solid figure; a directrix. The straight line in which the vertical polar plane cuts the plane of the circle of contact is called the dirigent. As there are in general two circles of contact, there are two dirigents, and they are parallel to the diretrices.
adjective
- That directs. 17thC, Richard Baxter, The Life of Faith, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 690, 6. God must then be known in his three personalities; as the Father, the Word or Son, and the Spirit. 7. And these in their three causalities; efficient, dirigent, and final.
Talk about this word "dirigent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dirigent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dirigent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dirigent "dirigent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dirigent.
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@misc{dirigent_2026,
title = {dirigent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dirigent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
