bisect
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
bisects
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present tense formof bisect (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Robb’s excellent maps expose their geological foundation: the limestone belt that bisects England from the upper right to the lower left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Soldiers also entered the Netzarim Corridor, which runs roughly four miles and bisects the enclave just south of Gaza City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
H. dorsalis hails from the mountains of Northern Borneo and features a conspicuous dark stripe that begins atop its head and bisects its back before fading around mid-body.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
He admitted it was a "very lucky" finish to his round after his drive bounced out of the creek that bisects the 18th fairway.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
Past downtown, a single road bisects the highway, and on that road sits Roscoe’s lone neighborhood and an elementary school.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
