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Definitions for bisect
baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪ sɛktbi·sect
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Princeton's WordNet
bisectverb
cut in half or cut in two
"bisect a line"
Wiktionary
bisectnoun
A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.
bisectnoun
An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.
bisectverb
To cut or divide into two parts.
bisectverb
To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Bisectverb
To divide into two parts.
Etymology: from binus and seco, to cut, Lat.
The rational horizon bisecteth the globe into two equal parts. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. 5.
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bisect
Bisect refers to the action of dividing or splitting something into two equal parts or sections. It is often used in mathematics or geometry to refer to exactly cutting an angle, line segment, or shape directly in half.
Webster Dictionary
Bisectverb
to cut or divide into two parts
Bisectverb
to divide into two equal parts
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bisect
bī-sekt′, v.t. to cut into two equal parts.—n. Bisec′tion. [L. bi, twice, and secāre, sectum, to cut.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bisect in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bisect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of bisect in a Sentence
There's every possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin will move now to effectively bisect Ukraine ; that will give Russian President Vladimir Putin enough to be able to declare a victory domestically, and allay Russian President Vladimir Putin critics that this has been a botched invasion, taking The Donbas( would be) a consolation prize, because Kyiv is now out of Russia's military grasp, but The Donbas's The Donbas.
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