quadrisect
[ kwod-ruh-sekt ]
/ ˈkwɒd rəˌsɛkt /
verb (used with object)
to divide (something) into four equal parts.
Origin of quadrisect
1800–10;
quadri- +
-sect
OTHER WORDS FROM quadrisect
quad·ri·sec·tion, nounWords nearby quadrisect
quadriphonics,
quadriplegia,
quadriplegic,
quadripole,
quadrireme,
quadrisect,
quadrisyllable,
quadrivalent,
quadrivial,
quadrivium,
quadrominium
Example sentences from the Web for quadrisect
Quadrisect this height and draw through these points horizontal lines.
Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) |Hugo B. Froehlich
British Dictionary definitions for quadrisect
quadrisect
/ (ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛkt) /
verb
to divide into four parts, esp into four equal parts