bisect

verb

/baɪˈsekt/

(specialist)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bisect	/baɪˈsekt/ /baɪˈsekt/
he / she / it bisects	/baɪˈsekts/ /baɪˈsekts/
past simple bisected	/baɪˈsektɪd/ /baɪˈsektɪd/
past participle bisected	/baɪˈsektɪd/ /baɪˈsektɪd/
-ing form bisecting	/baɪˈsektɪŋ/ /baɪˈsektɪŋ/

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bisect something to divide something into two equal parts对半分；二等分
- A busy road bisects the village.一条繁忙的道路将村庄一分为二。
- A circle is bisected by its diameter.圆被它的直径一分为二。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from bi- ‘two’ + Latin sect- (from secare ‘to cut’).

BNC: 22693 COCA: 19926

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