bisector
noun
bi·sec·tor
ˈbī-ˌsek-tər 
bī-ˈsek-
: one that bisects
especially
: a straight line that bisects an angle or a line segment
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Any two distinct points have a unique perpendicular bisector.
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Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2019
The perpendicular bisector is a very useful tool in Euclidean geometry.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2019
Gabriella Figueroa, 16, a junior, had been in geometry class working on angle bisectors when the alarm sounded.
—Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2018
In geometry class, Gabriella Figueroa, 16, a junior, had been working on angle bisectors when the alarm sounded.
—Audra D. S. Burch and Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
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Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2019
The perpendicular bisector is a very useful tool in Euclidean geometry.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2019
Gabriella Figueroa, 16, a junior, had been in geometry class working on angle bisectors when the alarm sounded.
—Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2018
In geometry class, Gabriella Figueroa, 16, a junior, had been working on angle bisectors when the alarm sounded.
—Audra D. S. Burch and Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
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bisector
noun
bi·sec·tor
ˈbī-ˌsek-tər
bī-ˈsek-tər
: one that bisects
especially
: a straight line that bisects an angle or a line segment
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