Bisect
verb
To divide something into two equal parts.
The road bisects the town into north and south sections.
Often appears as...
- bisect the line
- bisect the angle
verb
In geometry, to draw a line that passes through the midpoint of a line segment or an angle.
Let's bisect the angle ABC, where B is the vertex.
Often appears as...
- bisect the line segment
- bisect the angle
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To divide something into two equal parts.
The road bisects the town into north and south sections.
Often appears as...
- bisect the line
- bisect the angle
verb
In geometry, to draw a line that passes through the midpoint of a line segment or an angle.
Let's bisect the angle ABC, where B is the vertex.
Often appears as...
- bisect the line segment
- bisect the angle
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Halves
Bisect means splitting something so both parts are exactly the same size.
A river bisects the city, creating two equal parts.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Division
Bisect often implies a physical cut or division in everyday contexts.
The proposed road will bisect the ancient forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Figurative
Can refer to both literal divisions and metaphorical or abstract ones.
The debate bisected public opinion into distinct camps.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Halves
Bisect means splitting something so both parts are exactly the same size.
A river bisects the city, creating two equal parts.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Division
Bisect often implies a physical cut or division in everyday contexts.
The proposed road will bisect the ancient forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Figurative
Can refer to both literal divisions and metaphorical or abstract ones.
The debate bisected public opinion into distinct camps.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Halves
Bisect means splitting something so both parts are exactly the same size.
A river bisects the city, creating two equal parts.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Division
Bisect often implies a physical cut or division in everyday contexts.
The proposed road will bisect the ancient forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Figurative
Can refer to both literal divisions and metaphorical or abstract ones.
The debate bisected public opinion into distinct camps.
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How to create a space...
over your arms and legs what would happen to those circles like in my animation the circle would turn elliptical and those two red lines they're very special those are bisecting diameters from the circle to the ellipse they stay on both surfaces and they only pivot they only
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Equinoxes PIPE National...
around the Sun astronomers like to describe the equinoxes within the conceptual celestial sphere here the heavens are projected around the earth like an enormous planetarium the model is bisected by the celestial equator a
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Jared Ficklin: New ways...
Ooh. Okay. Now, while the table comes up to pressure, let me note here that the sound is not traveling in perfect lines. It's actually traveling in all directions, and the Rubens' tube's a little like bisecting those waves
Video examples
How to create a space...
over your arms and legs what would happen to those circles like in my animation the circle would turn elliptical and those two red lines they're very special those are bisecting diameters from the circle to the ellipse they stay on both surfaces and they only pivot they only
Video examples
Equinoxes PIPE National...
around the Sun astronomers like to describe the equinoxes within the conceptual celestial sphere here the heavens are projected around the earth like an enormous planetarium the model is bisected by the celestial equator a
Video examples
Jared Ficklin: New ways...
Ooh. Okay. Now, while the table comes up to pressure, let me note here that the sound is not traveling in perfect lines. It's actually traveling in all directions, and the Rubens' tube's a little like bisecting those waves
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