cyclotomy

[ sahy-klot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural cy·clot·o·mies.
  1. Surgery. incision of the ciliary muscle.

  2. Geometry. the process of dividing a circle into a specific number of equal parts.

Origin of cyclotomy

1
First recorded in 1875–80; cyclo- + -tomy

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