to bisect an angle

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• bisect — bisection, n. bisectional, adj. bisectionally, adv. v. /buy sekt , buy sekt/; n. /buy sekt/, v.t. 1. to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. 2. Geom. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle. 3. to intersect or… …   Universalium

• Angle trisection — The problem of trisecting the angle is a classic problem of compass and straightedge constructions of ancient Greek mathematics.Two tools are allowed # An un marked straightedge, and # a compass, Problem: construct an angle one third a given… …   Wikipedia

• bisect — verb bisect the exterior angle Syn: cut in half, halve, divide/cut/split in two, split down the middle; cross, intersect …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bisect — 1. verb a) To cut or divide into two parts. b) To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts. 2. noun a) A …   Wiktionary

• bisect — verb (T) technical to divide something, especially a line or angle, into two equal parts bisection noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• right angle — noun An angle of 90 degrees; the bisect of the angle formed by a single straight line. See Also: rectangle, right triangle …   Wiktionary

• Special cases of Apollonius' problem — In Euclidean geometry, Apollonius problem is to construct all the circles that are tangent to three given circles. Limiting cases of Apollonius problem are those in which at least one of the given circles is a point or line, i.e., is a circle of… …   Wikipedia

• Euclidean plane isometry — In geometry, a Euclidean plane isometry is an isometry of the Euclidean plane, or more informally, a way of transforming the plane that preserves geometrical properties such as length. There are four types: translations, rotations, reflections,… …   Wikipedia

• Bisection — In geometry, bisection is the division of something into two equal or congruent parts, usually by a line, which is then called a bisector . The most often considered types of bisectors are segment bisectors and angle bisectors .A segment bisector …   Wikipedia

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