bisector

[ bahy-sek-ter, bahy-sek- ]

nounGeometry.
  1. a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.

Origin of bisector

1
First recorded in 1860–65; bisect + -or2

Words Nearby bisector

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How to use bisector in a sentence

  • The bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side into segments which are proportional to the adjacent sides.

    The Teaching of Geometry | David Eugene Smith
  • This proposition enables us to compute the length of a bisector of a triangle if the lengths of the sides are known.

    The Teaching of Geometry | David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for bisector

bisector

/ (baɪˈsɛktə) /


nounmaths
  1. a straight line or plane that bisects an angle

  2. a line or plane that bisects another line

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