"bisector" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪˌsɛktɚ/ [US] Forms: bisectors [plural]
enPR: bī'sĕktər [US] Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Etymology: bisect + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bisect|or}} bisect + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} bisector (plural bisectors)
  1. (geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts. Categories (topical): Geometry Derived forms: angle bisector, perpendicular bisector Translations (A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts): مُنَصِّف (munaṣṣif) [masculine] (Arabic), مُقَسِّم (muqassim) [masculine] (Arabic), দ্বিখণ্ডক (dikhonḍok) (Bengali), বিভাজক (bibhajok) (Bengali), ъглополовяща (ǎglopolovjašta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), bisectriu [feminine] (Catalan), 二等分線 (Chinese Mandarin), 二等分线 (èr děngfēn xiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), dusekcanto (Esperanto), bisekcanto (Esperanto), puolittaja (Finnish), bissectrice [feminine] (French), bisectriz [feminine] (Galician), Halbierende [feminine] (German), Winkelhalbierende [feminine] (German), Winkelsymmetrale [feminine] (German), διχοτόμος (dichotómos) [feminine] (Greek), bisettrice [feminine] (Italian), 二等分線 (ni-tōbun-sen) (alt: にとうぶんせん) (Japanese), កន្លះបន្ទាត់ពុះមុំ (kanlas bon toat puh mum) (Khmer), 이등분선 (ideungbunseon) (alt: 二等分線) (Korean), pembahagi dua sama (Malay), نیمساز (nimsâz) (Persian), dwusieczna [feminine] (Polish), bisectriz [feminine] (Portuguese), bisectoare [feminine] (Romanian), биссектри́са (bissektrísa) [feminine] (Russian), bisectriz [feminine] (Spanish), bisektris [common-gender] (Swedish), talaktak (Tagalog), açıortay (Turkish), đường phân giác (Vietnamese)

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      "roman": "ideungbunseon",
      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
      "word": "이등분선"
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      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
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      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bisectriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bisektris"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
      "word": "talaktak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
      "word": "açıortay"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts",
      "word": "đường phân giác"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bisector"
}

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