- tri|sect
- tri|sect «try SEHKT», transitive verb.1. to divide into three parts.2. to divide into three equal parts.╂[< tri- + Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut]
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trisect — tri·sect … English syllables
trisect — tri•sect [[t]traɪˈsɛkt, ˈtraɪ sɛkt[/t]] v. t. math. to divide into three parts, esp. into three equal parts • Etymology: 1685–95; tri + sect < L sectus, ptp. of secāre to cut, sever tri•sec′tion, n. tri•sec′tor, n … From formal English to slang
Trisect — Tri*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trisected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trisecting}.] [Pref. tri + L. sectus, p. p. of secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. To cut or divide into three parts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) To cut or divide into three equal parts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trisected — Trisect Tri*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trisected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trisecting}.] [Pref. tri + L. sectus, p. p. of secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. To cut or divide into three parts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) To cut or divide into three equal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trisecting — Trisect Tri*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trisected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trisecting}.] [Pref. tri + L. sectus, p. p. of secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. To cut or divide into three parts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) To cut or divide into three equal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trisected — Tri*sect ed, a. (Bot.) Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; said of leaves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trisect — trisection, n. trisector, n. /truy sekt , truy sekt/, v.t. to divide into three parts, esp. into three equal parts. [1685 95; TRI + sect < L sectus, ptp. of secare to cut, sever; see SECTION] * * * … Universalium
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