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acute bisect-rices
acute bisectrix
noun
Crystallography
.
See under
bisectrix
(
def 1
)
.
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bi·sec·trix
/
baɪˈsɛk
trɪks
/
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[
bahy-
sek
-triks
]
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noun,
plural
bi·sec·tri·ces
/
ˌbaɪ
sɛkˈtraɪ
siz
/
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[
bahy-sek-
trahy
-seez
]
Show IPA
.
1.
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.
2.
Geometry
.
a bisector.
Origin:
1850–55;
bisec(t)
+
-trix
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bisectrix
(baɪˈsɛktrɪks)
—
n
,
pl
bisectrices
1.
another name for
bisector
2.
the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal
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