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bisect
bi·sect
[
b sèkt,
bī sékt
]
(
past and past participle
bi·sect·ed
,
present participle
bi·sect·ing
,
3rd person present singular
bi·sects
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
split into two:
to split something into two parts
The river bisects the town.
2.
halve:
to divide something into two exactly equal parts
[
Mid-17th century. <bi- + Latin
sect-
, past participle of
secare
"cut"
]
bi·sec·tion
[
bī séksh'n
]
noun
bi·sec·tion·al
adjective
bi·sec·tion·al·ly
adverb
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bi·sec·tion [ bī séksh'n ] nounbi·sec·tion·al adjectivebi·sec·tion·al·ly adverb
