Trisectors

tri·sect

[trahy-sekt, trahy-sekt]
verb (used with object)
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.

Origin:
1685–95; tri- + -sect < Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever; see section

tri·sec·tion, noun
tri·sec·tor, noun
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trisect (traɪˈsɛkt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to divide into three parts, esp three equal parts
 
[C17: tri- + -sect from Latin secāre to cut]
 
trisection
 
n
 
tri'sector
 
n

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trisect
1664 (implied in trisection), from tri- "three" + L. sectus "cut," pp. of secare "to cut" (see section). Probably patterned on bisect.
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