bisect

 
Pronunciation: /bʌɪˈsɛkt/

verb

[with object]
  • divide into two parts: a landscape of ploughland bisected by long straight roads
  • Geometry divide (a line, angle, or shape) into two exactly equal parts.

Derivatives

bisection

Pronunciation: /-ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n/
noun

bisector

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from bi- 'two' + Latin sect- (from secare 'to cut')

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