trisect
verb (used with object)
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
trisection
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a word derived from
trisect.
Example Sentences
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In other words, the trisection of any angle, by the use of the straightedge and compasses alone, is impossible.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
He also contributes to the history of the trisection of an angle.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
Trisection -- N. trisection, tripartition†, trichotomy; third, third part.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
There is a trisection of which I have lost both cutting and reference: I think it is in the United Service Journal.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by David Eugene Smith
It would have been an agreeable task to review the history of circle squaring, of the trisection problem, and of the duplication of the cube.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by David Eugene Smith
