bisect

verb

bi·​sect ˈbī-ˌsekt How to pronounce bisect (audio)
bī-ˈsekt
bisected; bisecting; bisects

transitive verb

: to divide into two usually equal parts
bisection
ˈbī-ˌsek-shən How to pronounce bisect (audio)
bī-ˈsek-
noun
bisectional adjective
bisectionally adverb

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 canal bisects Panama, running 51 miles end to end. Alma Solís, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Many of his mixed media works are busy, bisected, and richly colored. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Frank Sayers, Tom Reynolds, Vic Silk, my sons Park and Bob, and I were deployed at intervals along an old logging road which bisected the bog. Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024 Below, the desert floor was bisected by the thin black line of the border wall. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bisect 

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 1 + intersect

First Known Use

circa 1645, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of bisect was circa 1645

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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

bisect

verb
bi·​sect ˈbī-ˌsekt How to pronounce bisect (audio)
bī-ˈsekt
1
: to divide into two usually equal parts
2

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