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trisections

trisections is the plural of trisection.

Meaning of trisection

Noun

trisection (countable and uncountable, plural trisections)

  1. The act of division of something (such as an angle, line segment, or circle) into three parts, especially three equal parts.
    • A traditional (but impossible) mathematical problem was to achieve trisection using a straight edge and compass.
    Synonyms:
    trisegmentation
  2. Any of the three portions thus produced.
    Synonyms:
    third, one-third

Questions about trisections

What is trisections the plural of?
Trisections is the plural of trisection.

Words near trisections in the dictionary

  1. trisection
  2. trisection point
  3. trisection points
  4. trisectionectomies
  5. trisectionectomy
  6. trisections
  7. trisector
  8. trisectoral
  9. trisectors
  10. trisectrix
  11. trisects

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