bisector
/ˈbaɪˌsɛktɚ/noun
bisector is spelled B-I-S-E-C-T-O-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bisector means “A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bisector is bisectors.
How many letters and syllables are in bisector?
| Letters | 8: B-I-S-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bisector?
Bisector appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bisector?
- US /ˈbaɪˌsɛktɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Paul2520-bisector.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bisector
- bisectors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bisector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
South Street is the bisector of Broken Dreams Boulevard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bisector in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure i:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bissectrice |
| German | Halbierende, Winkelhalbierende, Winkelsymmetrale |
| Portuguese | bisectriz |
| Spanish | bisectriz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bisector come from?
From bisect + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).