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 military parade is slated for Saturday, June 14, in the heart of Washington, D.C., spanning six blocks and bisecting the National Mall.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The event honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, which also falls on Trump’s 79th birthday, is scheduled to hit its stride at 6:30 p.m. when tanks, soldiers and military equipment travel the six blocks bisecting the National Mall.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
The main difficulty lies in a creek that bisects the fairway and continues to the right of the green.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Few residents of Albuquerque would deny the scourge of violence in a neighborhood bisected by Route 66 and home to dense blocks of auto shops, immigrant-run businesses and working-class families.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The event honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, which also falls on Trump’s 79th birthday, is scheduled to hit its stride at 6:30 p.m. when tanks, soldiers and military equipment travel the six blocks bisecting the National Mall.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
The main difficulty lies in a creek that bisects the fairway and continues to the right of the green.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Few residents of Albuquerque would deny the scourge of violence in a neighborhood bisected by Route 66 and home to dense blocks of auto shops, immigrant-run businesses and working-class families.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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bisect
verb
bi·sect
ˈbī-ˌsekt 
bī-ˈsekt
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: to divide into two usually equal parts
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