bisectrix

[bahy-sek-triks] /baɪˈsɛk trɪks/

Word Origin

noun, plural bisectrices

[bahy-sek-trahy-seez] /ˌbaɪ sɛkˈtraɪ siz/ (Show IPA)

Crystallography. an imaginary line bisecting either the acute angle (acute bisectrix) or the obtuse angle (obtuse bisectrix) of the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.

Geometry. a bisector.

Origin of bisectrix

1850-1855

First recorded in 1850-55; bisec(t) + -trix

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A beginning was made by firing four shots at each plate in the bisectrix of the corners.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 Various

British Dictionary definitions for bisectrix

bisectrix

/baɪˈsɛktrɪks/

noun (pl) bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)

another name for bisector

the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal

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