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trisect

tri·sect [ tr sèkt, trī sékt ] (past and past participle tri·sect·ed, present participle tri·sect·ing, 3rd person present singular tri·sects)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
divide something into 3 parts: to divide something into three parts, especially equal parts


tri·sec·tion [ trī sékshən, tr sèksh'n ] noun
tri·sec·tor [ tr sèktər, trī séktər ] noun
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