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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On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.
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Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
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Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 29 Sep. 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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