Antonyms for bisect


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb bahy-sekt, bahy-sekt; noun bahy-sekt
Phonetic Transcription : verb baɪˈsɛkt, ˈbaɪ sɛkt; noun ˈbaɪ sɛkt


Definition of bisect

Origin :
  • "to cut in two," 1640s, from Modern Latin bisectus, from Latin bi- "two" (see bi-) + secare "to cut" (see section (n.)). Related: Bisected; bisecting.
  • verb divide in two
Example sentences :
  • We must bisect as far as may be, but the division is after all to be into limbs, not parts.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 » by Various
  • In addition they learned how to bisect and trisect the angle.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to the History of Science » by Walter Libby
  • After bisecting the Antiphasis, you can proceed to bisect each of the sections; and so on.
  • Extract from : « Aristotle » by George Grote
  • Bisect its short edges and rule a line connecting these points.
  • Extract from : « Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) » by Hugo B. Froehlich
  • Now we do some more of that bisecting; this time we bisect EC at F.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, November 3, 1920 » by Various
  • Then will come a moment in which the first circle will meet the second; will it enter and bisect it?
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci » by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
  • At length he rose and climbed on, presently turning at a right-angle to bisect the strip to its boundary before he paused to rest.
  • Extract from : « The Valiants of Virginia » by Hallie Erminie Rives
  • A straight line twenty feet in length should bisect the circle to separate the territory for the players.
  • Extract from : « Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium » by Jessie H. Bancroft
  • For a design plan like Sketch A, bisect the semi-diameters and connect these points.
  • Extract from : « Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) » by Hugo B. Froehlich
  • Indeed, it is possible that we might then assume to bisect an angle by imagining the plane folded like a piece of paper.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith

Synonyms for bisect

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