bisect

«bisect» in Mova's school dictionary: To cut or divide something into two equal parts — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (bisect, bisects, bisected, bisecting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (maths) To cut or divide something into two equal parts. tree →

2) To cut across or through something, dividing it into two parts, not always equal. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geometry lessons, you bisect a line or an angle with a compass and ruler: a perpendicular bisector cuts a line in half at a right angle; an angle bisector cuts an angle into two equal angles. In geography, a road or river bisects a town.

examples

• Use your compass to bisect the angle. tree →
• The line bisects the square into two rectangles. tree →
• A river bisects the city. tree →
• If you bisect a 90 degree angle, each part is 45 degrees. tree →
• The motorway bisects the farm. tree →
• Bisect the line AB and mark the midpoint. tree →

note

Maths: bisecting gives two EQUAL halves: bisect 10 cm → 5 cm and 5 cm; bisect 60° → 30° and 30°. «Bi-» means two, «sect» means cut. Noun: bisection; a line that bisects is a bisector.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bisect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.