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Webster 1913 Edition

Trisect

Tri-sect′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trisected
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Trisecting
.]
[Pref.
tri-
+ L.
sectus
, p. p. of
secare
to cut. See
Section
.]
1.
To cut or divide into three parts.
2.
(Geom.)
To cut or divide into three equal parts.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trisect

TRISECT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. tres, three, and seco, to cut.] To cut or divide into three equal parts.

Definition 2024

trisect

trisect

English

Verb

trisect ‎(third-person singular simple present trisects, present participle trisecting, simple past and past participle trisected)

  1. (transitive) to cut into three pieces
  2. (transitive, mathematics) to divide a quantity, angle etc into three equal parts

Translations

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

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