Trisected

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trisected \Tri*sect"ed\, a. (Bot.)
     Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending
     to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Trisect \Tri*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trisected}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Trisecting}.] [Pref. tri- + L. sectus, p. p. of
     secare to cut. See {Section}.]
     1. To cut or divide into three parts.
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     2. (Geom.) To cut or divide into three equal parts.
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