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View usage for: (baɪsekt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bisects, present participle bisecting, past tense, past participle bisectedverbIf something long and thin bisects an area or line, it divides the area or line in half. The main street bisects the town from end to end. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cut in two, cross, separate, split More Synonyms of bisect bisect in British English (baɪˈsɛkt) verb1. (transitive) mathematics to divide into two equal parts 2. to cut or split into two Derived forms bisection (baɪˈsɛkʃən) noun Word origin C17: bi-1 + -sect from Latin secāre to cut bisect in American English (baɪˈsɛkt; ˈbaɪˌsɛkt) verb transitive2. Geometry to divide into two equal parts Derived forms bisection (biˈsection) noun bisectional (biˈsectional) adjective Word origin < ModL bisectus, pp. of bisecare < L bi-, bi- 1 + secare, to cut: see saw 1Examples of 'bisect' in a sentencebisect Definition to cut or split into two The main street bisects the town. Synonyms cut in two cross cleave cut across cut in half split down the middle divide in two bifurcate Additional synonymsDefinition to divide (something) into two equal parts Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside. Synonyms split in two, cut in half, bisect, divide in two, share equally, divide equally Definition (of roads or lines) to cross (each other) The centre of the city is intersected by the main waterways. Synonyms cross, meet, cut, divide, cut across, bisect, crisscross Definition to sever or be severed Separate the garlic into cloves. Synonyms sever, detach, disconnect, disengage, break apart, split in two, disunite, divide in two, disassemble, uncouple, bifurcate, disjoin - birthplace
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