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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Israeli ground forces pushed further into Gaza on Wednesday, taking over parts of a major corridor that bisects the enclave.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Israel said Wednesday its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would intensify until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The city also plans to construct a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad track that bisects the parkway’s future path.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The first phase also includes 875 residential units in 105-foot-tall buildings and commercial space east of a new street, Frontier Drive, that bisects the site between Kurtz Street to the north and Sports Arena Boulevard to the south.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Israel said Wednesday its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would intensify until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The city also plans to construct a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad track that bisects the parkway’s future path.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The first phase also includes 875 residential units in 105-foot-tall buildings and commercial space east of a new street, Frontier Drive, that bisects the site between Kurtz Street to the north and Sports Arena Boulevard to the south.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 11 Apr. 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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