bisect
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
bisected
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past participleof bisect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bisect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bisectverb (used with object)to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
Example Sentences
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“It’s right here,” glaciologist Alison Criscitiello says, pointing to a nearly invisible gray smudge behind the glass, on a 5-foot-long, 1,550-year-old bisected cylinder of ice.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
An Instagram account with millions of views shows a woman in swimsuits and gymwear whose body is bisected by vitiligo so she is exactly half white and half brown.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
For example, “Pinky could conclude only that the strength of the floor diaphragm where the trench headers bisected the slab was inadequate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Nájera said traffic is the primary threat to Southern California mountain lions, whose habitat has been fragmented and bisected by roads and highways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2025
Judge Woodward’s wheels had been squashed, bisected, pressed into the usual rectangles.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
