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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•sect /baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪsɛkt/USA pronunciation v. - Mathematics[~ + object] to cut or divide into two approximately equal parts: Use your compass to bisect an angle.
- to intersect or cross:[~ + object]The highway bisects the road at this point.
- to split into two, as a road; fork:[no object]The road bisects here.
bi•sec•tion /baɪˈsɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]:a bisection of the two angles.[uncountable]learning bisection of angles in geometry.bi•sec•tor, bi•sec•tor, n. [countable]See -sect-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•sect (v. bī sekt′, bī′sekt;n. bī′sekt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- Mathematics[Geom.]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.
v.i. - to split into two, as a road;
fork:There's a charming old inn just before the road bisects. n. - StampsAlso 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.
bi•sec′tion, n. bi•sec′tion•al, adj. bi•sec′tion•al•ly, adv. |