Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, a. [L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See
{Direct}, a.]
Directing. --Baxter.
Dirigent \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.