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ALL meanings of bisect

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  • verb bisect If something long and thin bisects an area or line, it divides the area or line in half. 3
  • verb bisect to divide into two equal parts 3
  • verb bisect to cut or split into two 3
  • verb transitive bisect to cut in two 3
  • intransitive verb bisect to divide; fork 3
  • verb with object bisect to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. 1
  • verb with object bisect Geometry. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle. 1
  • verb with object bisect to intersect or cross: the spot where the railroad tracks bisect the highway. 1
  • verb without object bisect to split into two, as a road; fork: There's a charming old inn just before the road bisects. 1
  • noun bisect 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 bisect (geometry) A bisector, which divides into two equal parts. 0
  • noun bisect (philately) An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available. 0
  • verb bisect To cut or divide into two parts. 0
  • verb bisect (geometry) To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts. 0
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