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Definitions for bisect
baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪ sɛktbi·sect

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bisectverb

    cut in half or cut in two

    "bisect a line"

Wiktionary

  1. bisectnoun

    A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.

  2. 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.

  3. bisectverb

    To cut or divide into two parts.

  4. bisectverb

    To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Bisectverb

    to cut or divide into two parts

  2. Bisectverb

    to divide into two equal parts

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bisect in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bisect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bisect in a Sentence

  1. Samir Puri:

    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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