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bisect
[ verb bahy-sekt, bahy-sekt; noun bahy-sekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- Geometry. to cut or divide into two equal parts:
to bisect an angle.
- to intersect or cross:
the spot where the railroad tracks bisect the highway.
verb (used without object)
- to split into two, as a road; fork:
There's a charming old inn just before the road bisects.
noun
- Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
bisect
/ baɪˈsɛkt; baɪˈsɛkʃən /
verb
- tr maths to divide into two equal parts
- to cut or split into two
bisect
/ ī′sĕkt′,ī-sĕkt′ /
- To cut or divide into two parts, especially two equal parts.
Derived Forms
- bisection, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·tDz noun
- ·tDz·al adjective
- ·tDz·al·ly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bisect1
Example Sentences
Soldiers also entered the Netzarim Corridor, which runs roughly four miles and bisects the enclave just south of Gaza City.
The carvings depict bighorn sheep, bisected circles and at one site, a miner swinging a pickax.
Though war has subsided in much of the country, Deir al-Zour, which is bisected by the Euphrates, remains a hostage to competing ambitions.
Israel has agreed to withdraw from the Netzarim Corridor — which runs from east to west and bisects the Strip — and Gaza residents can go back to their homes in the enclave’s north.
Humanitarian workers have to carry out special co-ordination to cross the Israeli military zone bisecting the territory.
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