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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.
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 |
| Present |
|---|
| I bisect |
| you bisect |
| he/she/it bisects |
| we bisect |
| you bisect |
| they bisect |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bisected |
| you bisected |
| he/she/it bisected |
| we bisected |
| you bisected |
| they bisected |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bisecting |
| you are bisecting |
| he/she/it is bisecting |
| we are bisecting |
| you are bisecting |
| they are bisecting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bisected |
| you have bisected |
| he/she/it has bisected |
| we have bisected |
| you have bisected |
| they have bisected |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bisecting |
| you were bisecting |
| he/she/it was bisecting |
| we were bisecting |
| you were bisecting |
| they were bisecting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bisected |
| you had bisected |
| he/she/it had bisected |
| we had bisected |
| you had bisected |
| they had bisected |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bisect |
| you will bisect |
| he/she/it will bisect |
| we will bisect |
| you will bisect |
| they will bisect |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bisected |
| you will have bisected |
| he/she/it will have bisected |
| we will have bisected |
| you will have bisected |
| they will have bisected |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bisecting |
| you will be bisecting |
| he/she/it will be bisecting |
| we will be bisecting |
| you will be bisecting |
| they will be bisecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bisecting |
| you have been bisecting |
| he/she/it has been bisecting |
| we have been bisecting |
| you have been bisecting |
| they have been bisecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bisecting |
| you will have been bisecting |
| he/she/it will have been bisecting |
| we will have been bisecting |
| you will have been bisecting |
| they will have been bisecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bisecting |
| you had been bisecting |
| he/she/it had been bisecting |
| we had been bisecting |
| you had been bisecting |
| they had been bisecting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bisect |
| you would bisect |
| he/she/it would bisect |
| we would bisect |
| you would bisect |
| they would bisect |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bisected |
| you would have bisected |
| he/she/it would have bisected |
| we would have bisected |
| you would have bisected |
| they would have bisected |
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Verb 1. [画像:bisect - cut in half or cut in two]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
kettévág
helminga; skipta í tvennt
dalyti pusiaukirsti pusiau
sadalīt
iki eşit parçaya bölmek
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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 διχοτομώ bisecar, 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 delen halvere 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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