obtuse bisectrix
noun Crystallography.
See under bisectrix(def 1).
Origin of obtuse bisectrix
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby obtuse bisectrix
obturator hernia,
obturator nerve,
obturator vein,
obtuse,
obtuse angle,
obtuse bisectrix,
obtuse triangle,
obtusion,
obuda,
obulg.,
obumbrant
Definition for obtuse bisectrix (2 of 2)
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.
British Dictionary definitions for obtuse bisectrix
bisectrix
/ (baɪˈsɛktrɪks) /
noun plural bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)
another name for bisector
the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal