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’s roads and walkways are steep, bisected by narrow footpaths, all displaying wares or services for sale.
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
The number is bisected by emotional devastation and in that second half, Lawrence dazzles.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
In one large, redolent print, a woman in a white coat stands beside a deserted stretch of road, gazing beyond a patch of grass while the shadow of a utility pole bisects her body from head to heels.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
One Russian strike drone was shot down over the Kherson region -- most of which is occupied by Russian forces, with the region bisected by the frontline marked by the Dnieper River -- and one woman was killed by a drone attack on Thursday morning, Prokudin added.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
The number is bisected by emotional devastation and in that second half, Lawrence dazzles.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
In one large, redolent print, a woman in a white coat stands beside a deserted stretch of road, gazing beyond a patch of grass while the shadow of a utility pole bisects her body from head to heels.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
One Russian strike drone was shot down over the Kherson region -- most of which is occupied by Russian forces, with the region bisected by the frontline marked by the Dnieper River -- and one woman was killed by a drone attack on Thursday morning, Prokudin added.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 27 Mar. 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 20 May. 2025.
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bisect
verb
bi·sect
ˈbī-ˌsekt 
bī-ˈsekt
1
: to divide into two usually equal parts
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