TRISECTED

Verb

trisected

simple past tense and past participle of trisect

Anagrams

• creditest, decretist, directest

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*sect"ed, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.

TRISECT

Tri*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trisected; p. pr. & vb. n. Trisecting.] Etym: [Pref. tri- + L. sectus, p. p. of secare to cut. See Section.]

1. To cut or divide into three parts.

2. (Geom.)

Definition: To cut or divide into three equal parts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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