bisect
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
bisecting
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present participleof bisect.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Humanitarian workers have to carry out special co-ordination to cross the Israeli military zone bisecting the territory.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
As leaders of Seattle’s ethnic-business communities, we remember the sweeping impacts of past infrastructure decisions, whether it was highways bisecting or leveling communities of color, or leaving neighborhoods under served and underdeveloped.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Close inspection also shows a faint horizontal line bisecting each Milky Way star, which is caused by light bending around a support strut of the telescope’s secondary mirror.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2023
Ms. Ibarra’s route to the dialysis center is a slice of Central Valley life, bisecting miles of pistachio and almond orchards, and cotton fields shedding fluff along the shoulders.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
