bisect
verb
- to delineate two parts
- divide into two
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /baɪˈsɛkt/
noun
Etymology: From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).
- A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.
- 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.
verb
Etymology: From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).
- To cut or divide into two parts.
“The river bisects the town.”
“The quadrennial period of games and festivals in Greece was probably arrived at by bisecting an older octennial period.”
- To cut or divide into two parts.
- To cut or divide into two parts.