bisectrix

[ bahy-sek-triks ]

noun,plural bi·sec·tri·ces [bahy-sek-trahy-seez]. /ˌbaɪ sɛkˈtraɪ siz/.
  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 of bisectrix

1
First recorded in 1850–55; bisec(t) + -trix

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bisectrix

/ (baɪˈsɛktrɪks) /


nounplural bisectrices (baɪˈsɛktrɪˌsiːz)
  1. another name for bisector

  2. the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal

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