Bisectors

/baɪˈsɛktərz/ noun

Plural of bisector; lines, rays, or planes that divide something into two equal parts, especially in geometry.

From Latin 'bi-' (two) + 'secare' (to cut), becoming 'bisector' in the 1600s as mathematical terminology. The plural simply adds the standard English -s ending.

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