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bisector

American

[bahy-sek-ter, bahy-sek-] / baɪˈsɛk tər, ˈbaɪ sɛk- /

noun

Geometry.

a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.

bisector British

/ baɪˈsɛktə /

noun

a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
a line or plane that bisects another line

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Etymology

Origin of bisector

First recorded in 1860–65; bisect + -or ²

Example Sentences

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So, if double, angle is 60°. is the perpendicular bisector of so it cuts in half.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

Angle is double angle so its measure is 60°. is the perpendicular bisector of so it cuts in half.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

These can easily be shown to intersect, as at O. Then O, being equidistant from A, B, and C, is also on the perpendicular bisector of AC.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

The bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side into segments which are proportional to the adjacent sides.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

This proposition enables us to compute the length of a bisector of a triangle if the lengths of the sides are known.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

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