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bisection

bi·sect
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb bahy-sekt, bahy-sekt; noun bahy-sekt]
    • /verb baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪ sɛkt; noun ˈbaɪ sɛkt/
    • /baɪ.ˈsek.ʃn̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb bahy-sekt, bahy-sekt; noun bahy-sekt]
    • /verb baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪ sɛkt; noun ˈbaɪ sɛkt/

Definitions of bisection word

  • verb with object bisection to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. 1
  • verb with object bisection Geometry. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle. 1
  • verb with object bisection to intersect or cross: the spot where the railroad tracks bisect the highway. 1
  • verb without object bisection to split into two, as a road; fork: There's a charming old inn just before the road bisects. 1
  • noun bisection Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp. 1
  • noun bisection A division into two parts, especially into two equal parts. 0

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Origin of bisection

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; bi-1 + -sect < Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever; see section

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Parts of speech for Bisection

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bisection popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bisection usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bisection

noun bisection

  • distribution — an act or instance of distributing.
  • selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
  • disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
  • dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
  • disjuncture — the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; disjunction.

Antonyms for bisection

noun bisection

  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
  • unification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
  • unison — coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
  • unity — the state of being one; oneness.
  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.

Top questions with bisection

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