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单词 bisected
释义

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

intransitive verb

: cross, intersect
bisection
ˈbī-ˌsek-shən How to pronounce bisect (audio)
bī-ˈsek-
noun
bisectional
ˈbī-ˌsek-shnəl How to pronounce bisect (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective
bisectionally adverb

Synonyms

  • cross
  • cut
  • intersect
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Example Sentences

Draw a line that bisects the angle. The city is bisected by the highway.
Recent Examples on the Web The new plant is on the east side of the railroad tracks that bisect the property from north to south. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The fault lines vary in width and don’t always bisect the entire figure. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 One of a series of steep, granite-walled trenches that bisect the northeast face of Britain’s highest mountain, Number Four Gully rises from around 3,051 feet to a ridgeline at 3,871 feet. Simon Akam, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2017 The pièce de résistance lies beyond the butterfly panels, which bisect to reveal two jewelry case–like displays of beverage accoutrements on the left, and plate/silverware service on the right. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 May 2022 Small dogs have a different experience of the world than big ones; long snouts bisect a dog’s vision in a way that short schnozzes don’t. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022 Tom Rivera grew up two blocks away in a barrio on the south side of the railroad tracks that bisect the city. Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 Some business operators say the shift has created challenges in places where the time zone lines bisect residential and commercial areas. Jaewon Kang, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 The road would bisect a roughly Vermont-sized area dotted with cabins and lodges that depend on the remote character of the area, a destination for fishing, hunting, subsistence activities, dog mushing and snowmachining. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 1 + intersect

First Known Use

circa 1645, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

bisect

verb

bi·​sect ˈbī-ˌsekt How to pronounce bisect (audio)
bisected; bisecting
1
: to divide into two equal parts
2
: intersect

bisected

verb

past tense of bisect
as in intersected
to divide by passing through or across the infamous concrete wall that once bisected the city of Berlin, Germany

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • intersected
  • crossed
  • cut
  • crisscrossed
  • decussated
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