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Meaning of "trisect" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRISECT

Tri- + -sect from Latin secāre to cut.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRISECT

traɪˈsɛkt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRISECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trisect is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb trisect in English.

WHAT DOES TRISECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Angle trisection

Angle trisection is a classic problem of compass and straightedge constructions of ancient Greek mathematics. It concerns construction of an angle equal to one third of a given arbitrary angle, using only two tools: an unmarked straightedge, and a compass. The problem as stated is generally impossible to solve, as shown by Pierre Wantzel. Wantzel's proof relies on ideas from the field of Galois theory—in particular, trisection of an angle corresponds to the solution of a certain cubic equation, which is not possible using the given tools. Note that the fact that there is no way to trisect an angle in general with just a compass and a straightedge does not mean that there is no trisectible angle: for example, it is relatively straightforward to trisect a right angle. It is, however, possible to trisect an arbitrary angle, but using tools other than straightedge and compass. For example, neusis construction, also known to ancient Greeks, involves simultaneous sliding and rotation of a marked straightedge, which cannot be achieved with the original tools. Other techniques were developed by mathematicians over centuries.

Definition of trisect in the English dictionary

The definition of trisect in the dictionary is to divide into three parts, esp three equal parts.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRISECT

PRESENT

Present
I trisect
you trisect
he/she/it trisects
we trisect
you trisect
they trisect
Present continuous
I am trisecting
you are trisecting
he/she/it is trisecting
we are trisecting
you are trisecting
they are trisecting
Present perfect
I have trisected
you have trisected
he/she/it has trisected
we have trisected
you have trisected
they have trisected
Present perfect continuous
I have been trisecting
you have been trisecting
he/she/it has been trisecting
we have been trisecting
you have been trisecting
they have been trisecting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I trisected
you trisected
he/she/it trisected
we trisected
you trisected
they trisected
Past continuous
I was trisecting
you were trisecting
he/she/it was trisecting
we were trisecting
you were trisecting
they were trisecting
Past perfect
I had trisected
you had trisected
he/she/it had trisected
we had trisected
you had trisected
they had trisected
Past perfect continuous
I had been trisecting
you had been trisecting
he/she/it had been trisecting
we had been trisecting
you had been trisecting
they had been trisecting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will trisect
you will trisect
he/she/it will trisect
we will trisect
you will trisect
they will trisect
Future continuous
I will be trisecting
you will be trisecting
he/she/it will be trisecting
we will be trisecting
you will be trisecting
they will be trisecting
Future perfect
I will have trisected
you will have trisected
he/she/it will have trisected
we will have trisected
you will have trisected
they will have trisected
Future perfect continuous
I will have been trisecting
you will have been trisecting
he/she/it will have been trisecting
we will have been trisecting
you will have been trisecting
they will have been trisecting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would trisect
you would trisect
he/she/it would trisect
we would trisect
you would trisect
they would trisect
Conditional continuous
I would be trisecting
you would be trisecting
he/she/it would be trisecting
we would be trisecting
you would be trisecting
they would be trisecting
Conditional perfect
I would have trisect
you would have trisect
he/she/it would have trisect
we would have trisect
you would have trisect
they would have trisect
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been trisecting
you would have been trisecting
he/she/it would have been trisecting
we would have been trisecting
you would have been trisecting
they would have been trisecting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you trisect
we let´s trisect
you trisect
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to trisect
Past participle
trisected
Present Participle
trisecting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRISECT

bisect · dissect · exsect · insect · intersect · noninsect · palmatisect · pinnatisect · prosect · quadrisect · resect · sect · transect · vivisect

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRISECT

trisaccharide · trisagion · trisection · trisector · trisectrices · trisectrix · triseme · trisemic · triserial · trishaw · triskaidekaphobia · triskaidekaphobic · triskele · triskelia · triskelion · Trismegistus · trismic · trismus · trismus cynicus · trisoctahedra

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRISECT

cochineal insect · collect · connect · correct · direct · effect · expect · lac insect · leaf insect · object · perfect · project · protect · respect · scale insect · spittle insect · stick insect · subsect · water stick insect · wax insect

Synonyms and antonyms of trisect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trisect» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TRISECT

Find out the translation of trisect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of trisect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trisect» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

三等分
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

trisecar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

trisect
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

trisect
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلث الزاوية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

trisect
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

trisect
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তিন সমান অংশে কাটা বা ভাগ করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

diviser en trois parties égales
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Trisect
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

trisect
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

三等分する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

등분
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Trisect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia làm ba phần bằng nhau
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்றாகப் பிரி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

त्रिकोण काढणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

üçe bölmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

trisecare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

trisect
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

trisect
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

trisect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριχοτομώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trisect
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trisect
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trisect
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRISECT»

Discover the use of trisect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trisect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Euclid's Elements of Geometry: The First Six Books Chiefly ...
On each side of the point F in the line BC, take FG, FH, each equal to one-third of BF, the lines DG, DH shall trisect the triangle. Or, Let ABC be any triangle, D the given point in BC. Trisect BC in E, F. Join AD, and draw EG. FH parallel to AD.
Robert Potts, 1859
2
Geometry for College Students
The third classical hard construction problem is that of trisecting a given angle. As we have seen, it is easy to bisect a given angle, and by Problem 6.8, we know that we can trisect a given line segment, and so it certainly seems reasonable that ...
I. Martin Isaacs, 2009
3
A Concrete Approach to Abstract Algebra: From the Integers ...
For example, we can trisect a 90◦ angle and obtain a 30◦ angle. However, all attempts at finding a procedure that will work for all possible angles seem to fail. This raises the type of question we dealt with earlier when we discussed looking for ...
Jeffrey Bergen, 2009
4
Euclid's Elements of Geometry. [Books 1-4] ... By R. Potts. ...
Join this pointof intersection and theextremities of the base. 1 12. (1) DP bisects the triangle ABC (fig. Prop. 6, p. 73.) On each side of the point F in the line BC, take FG, FH, each equal to one-third of BF, the lines DG, DH shall trisect the triangle ...
‎1864
5
Euclid's Elements of geometry: the first six books, and the ...
Trisect BC in E, F. Join AD, and draw EG, FH parallel to AD. Join DG, DH ; these lines trisect the triangle. Draw AE, AF and the proof is manifest. (2) Let ABC be any triangle ; trisect the base BC in D, E, and join AD, AE. From D, E, draw DP, EP ...
Euclid, Robert Simson, Robert Potts, 1866
6
The School Edition. Euclid's Elements. [Book 1-6, 11, 12] ...
(1) DE bisects the triangle ABC -(fig. Prop. 6, p. 73.) On each side of the point F in the line BO, take FG, FH, each equal to one-third of BF, the lines DG, DH shall trisect the triangle. Or, Let ABC be any triangle, D the given point in BC. Trisect BC ...
‎1864
7
Euclid's Elements of geometry, the first book, with ...
On each side of the point F in the line BC, take FG, FH, each equal to one-third of BF, the lines DG, DH shall trisect the triangle. Or, Let ABC be any triangle, D the given point in BC. Trisect BC in E, F. Join AD, and draw EG, FH parallel to AD ...
Euclides, Robert Potts, 1864
8
Euclid's Elements of geometry [book 1-6, 11,12] with ...
On each side of the point F in the line BC, take FG, FH, each equal to one third of BF, the lines DG, DH shall trisect the triangle. Or, Let ABC be any triangle, D the given point in BC. Trisect BC in E, F. Join AD, and draw EG, FH parallel to AD.
Euclides, Robert Potts, 1845
9
A Functional Start to Computing with Python
Examples using trisect in an interactive session: >>> trisect("abcdefghi") ('abc', ' def', 'ghi') >>> trisect("567") (ISI, l6l, l7l) For simplicity, you may assume that any argument of trisect is a string of length 3n, for some number n. If you are careful in  ...
Ted Herman, 2013
10
The school edition. Euclid's Elements of geometry, the first ...
112. (1) DF bisects the triangle ABC (fig. Prop. 6, p. 73.) On each side of the point F in the line BC, take FG, FH, each equal to one-third of BF, the lines DG, DH shall trisect the triangle. Or, Let ABC be any triangle, D the given point in BC. Trisect ...
Euclides, Robert Potts, 1864

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRISECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trisect is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LEARNING TO CONNECT
To stand out from the competition, Cottonelle and agency Trisect decided to focus on emotion. Where does emotion enter the toilet tissue buying decision? «Chief Marketer, Jun 15»
2
Concord apartment complex tops April Cabarrus building permits
The contractor is Trisect Construction. A $416,000 permit was issued for work being done at 201 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Kannapolis, which is part of the N.C. ... «Independent Tribune, May 15»
3
How to Hate Your Financial System Less
Jeremy Van Ek is CFO at Trisect, a growing marketing agency in Chicago. In a career in finance he has unwittingly been involved several times in the exciting ... «CFO Magazine, May 15»
4
Hundreds of Orlando-area homeless veterans now have place of …
"We know it's working," said Shelley Lauten, a partner at the Orlando-based consulting company triSect, which prepared the report. "We know it has worked ... «Orlando Sentinel, Mar 15»
5
Chicago Advertising Federation set to honor the best in local ad biz
... Leo Burnett, which has been much in the news lately for its revamped "I'm Lovin' It" campaign for McDonald's, and Trisect, an ad shop that typically flies under ... «Chicago Business Journal, Feb 15»
6
Mike's Hard Lemonade intros an 'unexpected' digital ad
The newest digital execution is a one-minute video created by Chicago-based production company Sarofsky Corp. in conjunction with ad agency Trisect ... «Chicago Business Journal, Feb 15»
7
Landmark Residents Write Valentine's for Veterans
Capri is part of the Tarantino Family of Companies which also includes Tarantino and Company and Trisect, Inc. Tarantino and Company is a real estate ... «Wauwatosa Now, Feb 15»
8
King's Hawaiian Runs Halloween Party Promo
The campaign is King's Hawaiian's first with Chicago- and Los Angeles-based agency Trisect. The brand retained the agency in July to handle retail marketing, ... «MediaPost Communications, Oct 14»
9
Native Advertising
... in the School of Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago, and Matt Witt, director of digital integration at the Chicago marketing agency Trisect. «Chicago Tonight | WTTW, Aug 14»
10
Out of One, Many
As far back as the mid 19th century and as recently as the early 1990s, Sacramento lawmakers have threatened to bisect or trisect the Golden State. «National Review Online, Jul 14»
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