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bisect.

To cut or divide into two parts.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/baɪˈsɛkt/General-American
  1. To cut or divide into two parts.

    transitive
    The river bisects the town.
  2. To cut or divide into two parts. To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.

    transitive
  3. To cut or divide into two parts. To perform a binary search on files in source control in order to identify the specific change that introduced a bug etc.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).

noun/baɪˈsɛkt/General-American
  1. A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.

  2. An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.

Where this word comes from

From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).

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