bisector

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

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noun Geometry.

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

Origin of bisector

First recorded in 1860–65; bisect + -or²

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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

noun maths

a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
a line or plane that bisects another line

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Word Origin and History for bisector

n.

1821; agent noun from bisect.

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Examples from the Web for bisector

Historical Examples

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

This proposition enables us to compute the length of a bisector of a triangle if the lengths of the sides are known.

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Word Origin and History for bisector

n.

Origin of bisector