bisector

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

noun Geometry.

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

Origin of bisector

First recorded in 1860–65; bisect + -or2

Words nearby bisector

biscuit tortoni, biscuit ware, biscuit-fired, bise, bisect, bisector, bisectrix, bisellium, biserial, biseriate, biserrate

Example sentences from the Web for bisector

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

    The Teaching of Geometry |David Eugene Smith

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

    The Teaching of Geometry |David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for bisector

bisector
/ (baɪˈsɛktə) /

noun maths

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