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hemisect

American

[hem-i-sekt, hem-i-sekt] / ˌhɛm ɪˈsɛkt, ˈhɛm ɪˌsɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.

Other Word Forms

hemisection noun

Etymology

Origin of hemisect

First recorded in 1875–80; hemi- + -sect ( def. )

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