bisectrix
[ bahy-sek-triks ]
noun,plural bi·sec·tri·ces [bahy-sek-trahy-seez]. /ˌbaɪ sɛkˈtraɪ siz/.
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.
Geometry. a bisector.
Origin of bisectrix
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How to use bisectrix in a sentence
A beginning was made by firing four shots at each plate in the bisectrix of the corners.
British Dictionary definitions for bisectrix
bisectrix
/ (baɪˈsɛktrɪks) /
nounplural bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)
another name for bisector
the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal
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