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.

Nearby words

biscuit ware, biscuit-fired, bise, bisect, bisector, bisectrix, bisellium, biserial, biseriate, biserrate, bisexual

Origin of bisectrix

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

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Examples from the Web for bisectrix

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 plural bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)

another name for bisector

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

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