"trisection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trisections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trisection (countable and uncountable, plural trisections)
  1. (geometry) The division of an angle into three equal parts. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry Derived forms: trisection point Related terms: trisect Translations (division of angle into three): tredeling [common-gender] (Danish), (kulman) kolmijako (Finnish), tredeling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tredeling [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-trisection-en-noun-jXIzcc3U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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