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

Examples of bisector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Founded in 2010, the park transforms the area around a rail viaduct (historically a bisector of the city) into a beautiful community gathering space where folks of all ages and walks of life come together to enjoy the outdoors. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025

Any two distinct points have a unique perpendicular bisector. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bisector

• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector
• elector
• erector

Kids Definition

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