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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Its atmospheric medieval center, bisected by the beautiful old de Oudegracht canal is the spiritual heart of this compact city and where the thriving energy of Utrecht's canal-side café culture comes to life.
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Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Freckled with grazing sheep and wandering cows, it’s dominated by views of towering mountains bisected by rushing rivers and gurgling streams painted in broad swaths of muted browns, yellows, and greens.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
This construction does much more than bisect a line segment.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
Wadi Gaza is a strip of wetlands bisecting the enclave.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Freckled with grazing sheep and wandering cows, it’s dominated by views of towering mountains bisected by rushing rivers and gurgling streams painted in broad swaths of muted browns, yellows, and greens.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
This construction does much more than bisect a line segment.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
Wadi Gaza is a strip of wetlands bisecting the enclave.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bisect
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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