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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The city is bordered by Detroit to the south, sits just south of I-696 and is bisected by I-75.
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Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
As rebel and former regime forces bisected regions and cities, people left their homes.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Day 3 Waterfall Hunting Chattanooga sits on the Tennessee River, surrounded by steep mountains bisected by spring-fed creeks.
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Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
As rebel and former regime forces bisected regions and cities, people left their homes.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Day 3 Waterfall Hunting Chattanooga sits on the Tennessee River, surrounded by steep mountains bisected by spring-fed creeks.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 20 Nov. 2025
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 14 Dec. 2025.
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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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