bisegment

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bisegment

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From bi- + segment.

noun bisegments

One of two equal parts of a line segment, circle, polygon, or other entity. If the Arches BI and IK be cut in the middle in a, and b, likewiſe the Arches DM, ML being cut in the middle in c and d; and the Chords of the Bifegments in the Arch BK being drawn; likewiſe the Chords of the Biſegments in the Arch DL; alſo theſe will be as AB to AD, and they will always be ſo, if t
Similar: bisection, half, one-half

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@misc{bisegment_2026,
  title = {bisegment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bisegment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}