bisect

bi·sect

 (bī′sĕkt′, bī-sĕkt′)

v. bi·sect·ed, bi·sect·ing, bi·sects

v.tr.

To cut or divide into two parts, especially two equal parts.

v.intr.

To split; fork.

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bi·sec′tion n.

bi·sec′tion·al adj.

bi·sec′tion·al·ly adv.

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bisect

(baɪˈsɛkt)

vb

1. (Mathematics) (tr) maths to divide into two equal parts

2. to cut or split into two

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

bisection n

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bi•sect

(baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪ sɛkt)
v.t.

1. to cut or divide into two equal or approximately equal parts.

2. to intersect.

v.i.

3. to split into two; fork.

[1640–50]

bi•sec′tion, n.

bi•sec′tion•al, adj.

bi•sec′tion•al•ly, adv.

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bisect

Past participle: bisected
Gerund: bisecting

Imperative

bisect

bisect

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bisect - cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

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bisect

verb cut in two, right, cross, separate, split, halve, cleave, cut across, intersect, cut in half, split down the middle, divide in two, bifurcate The main street bisects the town.

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Translations

نصَّف، قَسَّمَ إلى قِسْمَيْن

půlit

halveretvedele

halbieren

couper en deux

kettévág

helminga; skipta í tvennt

bisecare

dalyti pusiaukirsti pusiau

sadalīt

halvere

iki eşit parçaya bölmek

把...分为二

bisect

[baɪˈsekt] VT → bisecar

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bisect

[ˌbaɪˈsɛkt] vt → couper en deux, diviser en deux

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bisect

vt → in zwei Teile or (equal parts) → Hälften teilen; (Math) → halbieren

vi → sich teilen

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bisect

[baɪˈsɛkt] vt → tagliare in due (parti) (Math) → bisecare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bisect

(baiˈsekt) verb

to cut into two equal parts. A diagonal line across a square bisects it. halveer نصَّف، قَسَّمَ إلى قِسْمَيْن разполовявам dividir ao meio (roz)půlit halbieren tvedele; halvere διχοτομώbisecar, cortar en dos partes simétricas poolitama دو نیم کردن puolittaa couper en deux לַחֲצוֹת दो टुकड़े करना razrezati na pola kettévág membagi dua helminga; skipta í tvennt tagliare in due, bisecare ２分する 양분하다 kirsti/dalyti pusiau sadalīt (divās līdzīgās daļās) membahagi dua sama in tweeën delenhalvere przepołowić dividir ao meio a tăia în două (jumătăţi) разделить пополам rozpoliť prepoloviti prepoloviti dela i två [lika] delar แบ่งออกเป็นสองส่วน iki eşit parçaya bölmek 把...分為二 розрізати навпіл دو برابر حصوں میں کاٹنا chia đôi 把...分为二

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bi·sect

vt. bisecar, dividir en dos partes.

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