What is another word for bisect?

Pronunciation: [ba͡ɪsˈɛkt] (IPA)

Bisect is a word that refers to dividing something into two equal parts. There are several synonyms for this word, including halve, divide, split, cut, and separate. Halve refers to dividing something in half, while divide and split both mean separating something into two or more parts. Cut implies either physically or metaphorically dividing something, while separate means isolating or breaking something into different parts. Other synonyms include partition, bisecting, cleave, and segregate. Regardless of the synonym used, all these words convey the same meaning of dividing something into two equal parts, whether it is a line, an object, or an idea.

Synonyms for Bisect:

What are the hypernyms for Bisect?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Bisect?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for bisect (as verbs)

What are the opposite words for bisect?

Antonyms for the word "bisect" include unite, merge, connect, join, blend, and fuse. These words suggest the opposite of dividing or splitting something into two equal parts. When two things unite or join together, they form a single entity. On the other hand, when something is bisected, it is divided into two distinct parts. These antonyms can be used in different contexts, like in geometry, where bisect means to cut something into two congruent parts, while unite or merge would mean forming a single figure. In a social context, unite or connect may refer to bringing people together or forming a bond.

What are the antonyms for Bisect?

Usage examples for Bisect

Draw a line from one to the other; it will nearly bisect the continent.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
They know that the wood is triangular in shape, and that from this, the apex, they have merely to pass the low hedge in front, and, turning to the left, ride along the lower side, and so bisect the course the fox will probably take.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Then the corporations and the Portland merchants awoke to the possibilities of competition; stimulated also by the knowledge that the passage of the bill was desired by the promoters of the Oregon Pacific Railroad, designed to bisect the State from east to west, and to have its outport at Yaquina Bay.
"Two Years in Oregon"
Wallis Nash

Famous quotes with Bisect

  • Tell me, Tell me where might there be a refuge for me from egocentricity and its propensity to bisect, mis-state, misunderstand and obliterate continuity?
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