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 latest buildings, to be developed by Ryan Cos. and located between Cretin Avenue and Mount Curve Boulevard, will be bisected by a new pedestrian promenade that will emerge at an angle from a small plaza to be located near Lunds at Ford Parkway and Cretin Avenue.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
On May 20 the lunar disk will be bisected by the terminator, with the left half illuminated by the sun, and the right drenched in shadow, throwing several large craters into relief.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
This time, fans at a racetrack are incinerated, bludgeoned by flying tires, bisected by a car hood, or impaled through a rebar — setups that hold great promise on paper, but don’t live up to their full visual potential.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Many stretches of the trek to Base Camp don’t feel remote—after every 30 minutes of walking the trail bisects another village or town.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
On May 20 the lunar disk will be bisected by the terminator, with the left half illuminated by the sun, and the right drenched in shadow, throwing several large craters into relief.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
This time, fans at a racetrack are incinerated, bludgeoned by flying tires, bisected by a car hood, or impaled through a rebar — setups that hold great promise on paper, but don’t live up to their full visual potential.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Many stretches of the trek to Base Camp don’t feel remote—after every 30 minutes of walking the trail bisects another village or town.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisect. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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