bisected; bisecting; bisects
: to divide into two usually equal parts
Examples of bisect in a Sentence
Draw a line that bisects the angle.
The city is bisected by the highway.
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The first winter storm warning was issued for the Black Hills that bisect South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Still, the heavily militarized border that bisects the Korean peninsula has long been an unlikely draw for foreign and local tourists, and now Gimpo is getting in on the action.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Children who have been bisected via a tragic logging accident are also half siblings, but in a different way.
—Lillian Stone, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Indigenous artisans and entrepreneurs readily adapted to the influx of visitors including the Laguna Pueblo, whose land was bisected by the railroad.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Still, the heavily militarized border that bisects the Korean peninsula has long been an unlikely draw for foreign and local tourists, and now Gimpo is getting in on the action.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Children who have been bisected via a tragic logging accident are also half siblings, but in a different way.
—Lillian Stone, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Indigenous artisans and entrepreneurs readily adapted to the influx of visitors including the Laguna Pueblo, whose land was bisected by the railroad.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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bisect
verb
bi·sect
ˈbī-ˌsekt 
bī-ˈsekt
1
: to divide into two usually equal parts
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