Meanings
nounbisector (plural bisectors)
plural bisectors
- geometryA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
South Street is the bisector of Broken Dreams Boulevard.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مُنَصِّف, مُقَسِّم
- مُنَصِّف (munaṣṣif)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
- مُقَسِّم (muqassim)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Bengali দ্বিখণ্ডক, বিভাজক
- দ্বিখণ্ডক (dikhonḍok)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
- বিভাজক (bibhajok)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Bulgarian ъглополовяща
- ъглополовяща (ăglopolovjašta)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Catalan bisectriu
- bisectriuA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Chinese Mandarin 二等分線 /二等分线
- 二等分線 /二等分线 (èr děngfēn xiàn)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Esperanto dusekcanto, bisekcanto
- dusekcantoA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
- bisekcantoA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Finnish puolittaja
- puolittajaA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
French bissectrice
- bissectriceA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
German Halbierende, Winkelhalbierende
- HalbierendeA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
- WinkelhalbierendeA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
- WinkelsymmetraleA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Greek διχοτόμος
- διχοτόμος (dichotómos)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Italian bisettrice
- bisettriceA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Japanese 二等分線
- 二等分線 (ni-tōbun-sen)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Korean 이등분선
- 이등분선 (ideungbunseon)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Malay pembahagi dua sama
- pembahagi dua samaA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Persian نیمساز
- نیمساز (nimsâz)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Polish dwusieczna, symetralna
- dwusiecznaA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
- symetralnaA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Portuguese bisectriz
- bisectrizA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Romanian bisectoare
- bisectoareA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Russian биссектри́са
- биссектри́са (bissektrísa)A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Spanish bisectriz
- bisectrizA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Swedish bisektris
- bisektrisA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Tagalog talaktak
- talaktakA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Turkish açıortay
- açıortayA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Vietnamese đường phân giác
- đường phân giácA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bisector
directorsectorvectorcollectorprojectordetectorprotectorselectorhectorreflectorrectornectarspecterinjectorelectoreffectorprospectordeflectorrespectertrisector
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Cite this entry
APA
bisector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisector
MLA
“bisector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisector. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bisector,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisector.
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