bisectrix
[ bahy-sek-triks ]
/ baɪˈsɛk trɪks /
noun, plural bi·sec·tri·ces [bahy-sek-trahy-seez] /ˌbaɪ sɛkˈtraɪ siz/.
Crystallography.
an imaginary line bisecting either the acute angle (acute bisectrix) or the obtuse angle (obtuse bisectrix) of the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
Geometry.
a bisector.
Words nearby bisectrix
biscuit ware,
biscuit-fired,
bise,
bisect,
bisector,
bisectrix,
bisellium,
biserial,
biseriate,
biserrate,
bisexual
Example sentences from the Web for bisectrix
A beginning was made by firing four shots at each plate in the bisectrix of the corners.
British Dictionary definitions for bisectrix
bisectrix
/ (baɪˈsɛktrɪks) /
noun plural bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)
another name for bisector
the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal