English Dictionary
Definition of “bisect”
bisect (baɪˈsɛkt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) mathematics to divide into two equal parts
- to cut or split into two
Alternative Forms
bisection (baɪˈsɛkʃən) noun Word Origin
C17: bi-C17: 1 + from Latin to cut + -sect from Latin secāre to cut
Usage examples
Well, as Trump might say in one of those ``Listen Grasshopper...' segments that bisect each episode, that was then and this is now.
The Australian (2004)In this design by Dominique Lubar, river-washed pebbles and elegant decking bisect a minute city space.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The saw whined into life and accelerated into a screaming blur, designed for damage, ready to bisect anything that came near it.
Will Davenport, THE PAINTER (2003)
