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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Some metro trains have to stop during an alert because they travel overground across the Dnipro river that bisects the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
By the time it reaches Corona, it splits into two segments — the Chino fault, which heads toward Chino Hills; and the Whittier fault, which is near or bisects the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 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 stands beneath the tree that bisects the middle of the loft.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
