bisect

verb
/baɪˈsɛkt/US

Etymology

From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).

  1. derived from secāre — “to cut

Definitions

  1. To cut or divide into two parts.

    • The river bisects the town.
    • The quadrennial period of games and festivals in Greece was probably arrived at by bisecting an older octennial period.
  2. A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.

  3. An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued…

    An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA