Meaning & use
bisect
To divide something into two equal or roughly equal parts.
See it in a sentence
A perpendicular line bisects the angle, creating two equal smaller angles.
The river bisects the city, with the old town on one side and the new district on the other.
A note on using this word
Common in geometry, where "bisect" describes dividing a line or angle exactly in half.
Words with a similar meaning
halvesplit
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Words with an opposite meaning
merge
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