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bisectrix

[ bahy-sek-triks ]
/ baɪˈsɛk trɪks /

noun, plural bi·sec·tri·ces [bahy-sek-trahy-seez]. /ˌbaɪ sɛkˈtraɪ siz/.

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.

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Origin of bisectrix

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

Words nearby bisectrix

biscuit-fired, biscuit tortoni, bise, bisect, bisector, bisectrix, bisellium, biserial, biseriate, biserrate, bi sex
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British Dictionary definitions for bisectrix

bisectrix
/ (baɪˈsɛktrɪks) /

noun plural bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)

another name for bisector
the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal
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