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Webster 1913 Edition


Bisect

Bi-sect′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bisected
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bisecting
.]
[L.
bis
twice +
secare
,
sectum
, to cut.]
1.
To cut or divide into two parts.
2.
(Geom.)
To divide into two equal parts.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bisect

BISECT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. bis, twice, and seco, sectum, to cut. See Section.]
To cut or divide into two parts. In geometry, one line bisects another when it crosses it, leaving an equal part of the line on each side of the point where it is crossed.