trisect

[ trahy-sekt, trahy-sekt ]

/ traɪˈsɛkt, ˈtraɪ sɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.

Origin of trisect

1685–95; tri- + -sect<Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever; see section

OTHER WORDS FROM trisect

tri·sec·tion, nountri·sec·tor, noun

Words nearby trisect

triradius, Triratna, trireme, tris-, trisaccharide, trisect, trisepalous, triseptate, triserial, trishaw, triskaidekaphobia

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Example sentences from the Web for trisect

But while we cannot trisect the angle, we may easily approximate trisection.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
Then the three coils should trisect dead center, if the models were correct.
The Crystal Crypt|Philip Kindred Dick
A method to trisect a series of angles having relation to each other; also another to trisect any given angle.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)|Augustus de Morgan
We must trisect the main section, where the largest concentration of buildings is.
The Crystal Crypt|Philip Kindred Dick

In addition they learned how to bisect and trisect the angle.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby

British Dictionary definitions for trisect

trisect

/ (traɪˈsɛkt) /

verb

(tr) to divide into three parts, esp three equal parts

Derived forms of trisect

trisection (traɪˈsɛkʃən), nountrisector, noun

Word Origin for trisect

C17: tri- + -sect from Latin secāre to cut

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单词	trisect
释义	trisect [ trahy-sekt, trahy-sekt ] / traɪˈsɛkt, ˈtraɪ sɛkt / verb (used with object) to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts. Origin of trisect 1685–95; tri- + -sect<Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever; see section OTHER WORDS FROM trisect tri·sec·tion, nountri·sec·tor, noun Words nearby trisect triradius, Triratna, trireme, tris-, trisaccharide, trisect, trisepalous, triseptate, triserial, trishaw, triskaidekaphobia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trisect But while we cannot trisect the angle, we may easily approximate trisection. The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith Then the three coils should trisect dead center, if the models were correct. The Crystal Crypt\|Philip Kindred Dick A method to trisect a series of angles having relation to each other; also another to trisect any given angle. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)\|Augustus de Morgan We must trisect the main section, where the largest concentration of buildings is. The Crystal Crypt\|Philip Kindred Dick In addition they learned how to bisect and trisect the angle. An Introduction to the History of Science\|Walter Libby British Dictionary definitions for trisect trisect / (traɪˈsɛkt) / verb (tr) to divide into three parts, esp three equal parts Derived forms of trisect trisection (traɪˈsɛkʃən), nountrisector, noun Word Origin for trisect C17: tri- + -sect from Latin secāre to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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