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tri·sect
/
traɪˈsɛkt, ˈtraɪ
sɛkt
/
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trahy-
sekt
,
trahy
-sekt
]
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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
Related forms
tri·sec·tion,
noun
tri·sec·tor,
noun
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trisect
(traɪˈsɛkt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to divide into three parts, esp three equal parts
[C17:
tri-
+
-sect
from Latin
secāre
to cut]
trisection
—
n
tri'sector
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
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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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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