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trisect

[trahy-sekt, trahy-sekt]

Origin

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

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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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