"trisector" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪˌsɛktɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trisector.wav [US] Forms: trisectors [plural]
enPR: tɹī′sĕk′tər [US] Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Etymology: From trisect + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trisect|or}} trisect + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} trisector (plural trisectors)
  1. (geometry) A line or curve that trisects something.
    Sense id: en-trisector-en-noun-i9W25Me4 Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (geometry, informal) Someone who believes to have found a way to construct an angle one-third the size of an arbitrary angle using only an unmarked straightedge and compass (this is known to be impossible; see Angle trisection § Proof of impossibility on WikipediaWikipedia ). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-trisector-en-noun-WUvU3Tnh Categories (other): Geometry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Morley's trisector theorem

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