BISECTRIX

Noun

bisectrix (plural bisectrixes or bisectrices)

The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*sec"trix, n.

Definition: The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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