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Definitions for Bisect

[1] to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
[2] Geometry . to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle.
[3] to intersect or cross: the spot where the railroad tracks bisect the highway.
[4] to split into two, as a road; fork: There's a charming old inn just before the road bisects.
[5] 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.
[6] (tr) maths to divide into two equal parts
[7] to cut or split into two

Words related to Bisect

fork, bifurcate, intersect, separate, halve, cross, cleave, split, dichotomize, furcate, divaricate, dimidiate, hemisect

Words nearby Bisect

biscuit bread, biscuit tortoni, biscuit ware, biscuit-fired, bise, bisect, bisector, bisectrix, bisellium, biserial, biseriate

Origin of Bisect

1640–50; bi-1 + -sect < Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever; see section

Words that may be confused with Bisect

bisect, dissect

Other words from Bisect

bi·sec·tion , noun
bi·sec·tion·al , adjective
bi·sec·tion·al·ly , adverb

Word origin for Bisect

C17: bi- 1 + -sect from Latin secāre to cut

Synonyms for Bisect

cut across, bifurcate, cleave, cross, dichotomize, divaricate, fork, furcate, halve, intersect, separate, split, branch off, cut in half, cut in two, dimidiate, divide in two, hemisect, split down the middle