noun · femininethird declension
bisectrīx
bisectrīx f (genitive bisectrīcis)
Classical[bɪˈsɛk.triːks]Ecclesiastical[biˈs̬ɛk.triks]
Meaning
- New Latinbisector; a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.
Sint AP, BQ, CR bisectrices angulorum A, B, C, et AQ, BR, CP bisectrices' angulorum externorum.
Let AP, BQ, CR be the bisectors of angles A, B, C, and [let] AQ', BR', CP' [be] the bisectors of the external angles.1825, C. F. A. Jacobi, De triangulorum rectilineorum proprietatibus, Berlin: Typis A. W. Schadii, page 3:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bisectrīx | bisectrīcēs |
| genitive | bisectrīcis | bisectrīcum |
| dative | bisectrīcī | bisectrīcibus |
| accusative | bisectrīcem | bisectrīcēs |
| ablative | bisectrīce | bisectrīcibus |
| vocative | bisectrīx | bisectrīcēs |
Origins
From bi- + secō + -trīx. Coined in New Latin as a feminine agent noun corresponding to the masculine bisector.