quadrisect

American

[kwod-ruh-sekt] / ˈkwɒd rəˌsɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to divide (something) into four equal parts.

quadrisect British

/ ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛkt /

verb

to divide into four parts, esp into four equal parts

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Other Word Forms

quadrisection

noun

Etymology

Origin of quadrisect

1800–10; quadri- + -sect ( def. )

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