bisectrix

bisectrix
/buy sek"triks/, n., pl. bisectrices /buy'sek truy"seez/.
1. Crystall. an imaginary line bisecting either the acute angle (acute bisectrix) or the obtuse angle (obtuse bisectrix) of the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
2. Geom. a bisector.
[1850-55; BISEC(T) + -TRIX]

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  • obtuse bisectrix — noun : the bisectrix of the obtuse angle formed by the axes of a biaxial crystal called also second mean line * * * Crystall. See under bisectrix (def. 1). [1895 1900] …   Useful english dictionary

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