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
The commuters in “Le Métro” hark back to his early streetcar scenes but now there’s an air of mystery to the straphangers, with the central figure’s face obscured and bisected by a subway pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Then came the quick flips with baggage, bisected by easements or on shaky foundations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
They bought their markers and drove to the unnamed gravel road that ended in a stand of trees beside the Steerkiller River, which bisected Forrestville.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
