bisect

bisect
—bisection, n. —bisectional, adj. —bisectionally, adv.
v. /buy sekt", buy"sekt/; n. /buy"sekt/, v.t.
1. to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
2. Geom. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle.
3. to intersect or cross: the spot where the railroad tracks bisect the highway.
v.i.
4. to split into two, as a road; fork: There's a charming old inn just before the road bisects.
n.
5. Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
[1640-50; BI-1 + -SECT]

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