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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BISECT

Bi-1 + -sect from Latin secāre to cut.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BISECT

bisect  [baɪˈsɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BISECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bisect is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bisect in English.

WHAT DOES BISECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bisect in the English dictionary

The definition of bisect in the dictionary is to divide into two equal parts. Other definition of bisect is to cut or split into two.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BISECT

PRESENT

Present
I bisect
you bisect
he/she/it bisects
we bisect
you bisect
they bisect
Present continuous
I am bisecting
you are bisecting
he/she/it is bisecting
we are bisecting
you are bisecting
they are bisecting
Present perfect
I have bisected
you have bisected
he/she/it has bisected
we have bisected
you have bisected
they have bisected
Present perfect continuous
I have been bisecting
you have been bisecting
he/she/it has been bisecting
we have been bisecting
you have been bisecting
they have been bisecting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bisected
you bisected
he/she/it bisected
we bisected
you bisected
they bisected
Past continuous
I was bisecting
you were bisecting
he/she/it was bisecting
we were bisecting
you were bisecting
they were bisecting
Past perfect
I had bisected
you had bisected
he/she/it had bisected
we had bisected
you had bisected
they had bisected
Past perfect continuous
I had been bisecting
you had been bisecting
he/she/it had been bisecting
we had been bisecting
you had been bisecting
they had been bisecting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bisect
you will bisect
he/she/it will bisect
we will bisect
you will bisect
they will bisect
Future continuous
I will be bisecting
you will be bisecting
he/she/it will be bisecting
we will be bisecting
you will be bisecting
they will be bisecting
Future perfect
I will have bisected
you will have bisected
he/she/it will have bisected
we will have bisected
you will have bisected
they will have bisected
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bisecting
you will have been bisecting
he/she/it will have been bisecting
we will have been bisecting
you will have been bisecting
they will have been bisecting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bisect
you would bisect
he/she/it would bisect
we would bisect
you would bisect
they would bisect
Conditional continuous
I would be bisecting
you would be bisecting
he/she/it would be bisecting
we would be bisecting
you would be bisecting
they would be bisecting
Conditional perfect
I would have bisect
you would have bisect
he/she/it would have bisect
we would have bisect
you would have bisect
they would have bisect
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bisecting
you would have been bisecting
he/she/it would have been bisecting
we would have been bisecting
you would have been bisecting
they would have been bisecting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bisect
we let´s bisect
you bisect
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bisect
Past participle
bisected
Present Participle
bisecting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BISECT


dissect
dɪˈsɛkt
exsect
ɛkˈsɛkt
insect
ˈɪnsɛkt
intersect
ˌɪntəˈsɛkt
noninsect
ˌnɒnˈɪnsɛkt
palmatisect
pælˈmætɪˌsɛkt
pinnatisect
pɪˈnætɪˌsɛkt
prosect
prəʊˈsɛkt
quadrisect
ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛkt
resect
rɪˈsɛkt
sect
sɛkt
transect
trænˈsɛkt
trisect
traɪˈsɛkt
vivisect
ˈvɪvɪˌsɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BISECT

biscuit
biscuit barrel
biscuit tin
biscuit ware
biscuit-firing
biscuity
bise
bisection
bisectional
bisectionally
bisector
bisectrices
bisectrix
biserial
biseriate
biserrate
bisexual
bisexualism
bisexuality
bisexually

WORDS THAT END LIKE BISECT

cochineal insect
collect
connect
correct
direct
effect
expect
lac insect
leaf insect
object
perfect
project
protect
respect
scale insect
spittle insect
stick insect
subsect
water stick insect
wax insect

Synonyms and antonyms of bisect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BISECT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bisect» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bisect

Translation of «bisect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BISECT

Find out the translation of bisect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bisect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bisect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bisecar
570 millions of speakers

English

bisect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोटूक करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شطر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пополам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bissetriz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিখণ্ডিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couper en deux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bisect
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halbieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二等分する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bisect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia hai nga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருகூறாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुभाजक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikiye ayırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bisecare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bisect
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

навпіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împărți în două
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διχοτομούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halveer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bisect
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bisect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BISECT»

The term «bisect» is normally little used and occupies the 119.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BISECT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bisect» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bisect» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bisect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BISECT»

Discover the use of bisect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bisect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Python Standard Library
Fredrik Lundh. The bisect Module The bisect module provides functions to insert items in sorted sequences. insert (sequence, item) inserts an item into the sequence, keeping it sorted. The sequence can be any mutable sequence object that ...
Fredrik Lundh, 2001
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Handbook: Production and Processes
According to the TSM, the bisect types range from the most functional (the pressure sensitive, or type G) to the least functional (partial, or type H). Each bisect type has its own characteristic, as can be seen in Figure 9. Generally, the bisect is ...
Shayne Cox Gad, 2008
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Classical FORTRAN: Programming for Engineering and ...
One way of making BISECT use different functions is to add a parameter to its calling sequence telling which formula to use. Then BISECT can pass that information on to FCN, which will evaluate the right formula. Here is some code that ...
Michael Kupferschmid, 2002
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Mercurial: The Definitive Guide: The Definitive Guide
date: Tue May 05 06:44:23 2009 +0000 summary: buggy changeset Even though we had 40 changesets to search through, the hg bisect command let us find the changeset that introduced our “bug” with only five tests. Because the number of ...
Bryan O'Sullivan, 2009
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Python in a Nutshell
The bisect module uses a bisection algorithm to keep a list in sorted order as items are inserted. bisect's operation is faster than calling a list's sort method after each insertion. This section documents the main functions supplied by bisect.
Alex Martelli, 2006
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A Guide To English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume 1
I bisect 1. We bisect 2. You bisect 2. You bisect 3. He/she/it bisects 3. They bisect Past Tense Singular Plural 1. I bisected 1. We bisected 2. You bisected 2. You bisected 3. He/she/it bisected 3. They bisected Future Tense Singular Plural 1.
Bessie Brooks, 2013
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Python
o. •u. K O (A (A U Ml (A VI SH* a* D oc o g 5 m Zj. • Tips To sort a list, see "Sorting a List" earlier in this chapter, The value returned by bisectQ can be used to partition a list (Figure 5.43). You can't type a statement like this one: bisect. insort( a.
Chris Fehily, 2002
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Library of useful knowledge: Mathematics I.
To bisect a given triangle or rectilineal figure by a straight line drawn from a given angle. First, let it be required to bisect the triangle ABC by a straight line to be drawn from the angle A. Bisect (43.) B C in D, and join A D. Then because B D is  ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1838
9
Version Control with Git: Powerful tools and techniques for ...
Suppose this version is good: $ git bisect good Bisecting: 1939 revisions left to test after this [2be508d847392e431759e370d21cea9412848758] Merge git://git. infradead.org/mtd-2.6 Notice that 3,857 revisions have been narrowed down to ...
Jon Loeliger, Matthew McCullough, 2012
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Global Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction: Second ...
from scf .method import method from scf .methods. cp import CP from scf . methods. bisect import Bisect class CPBisect (method) : def init (self, target, acc= le-6, *args, **kwargs) : method. init (self, *args, **kwargs) self. target = target self. acc ...
Christophe Jermann, Arnold Neumaier, Djamila Sam, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BISECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bisect is used in the context of the following news items.
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New 2700-acre community planned near Grand Parkway northeast …
The Grand Parkway, segments H and I, is expected to bisect FM 2100 just north of The Timbers, connecting U.S. 59 and Interstate 10 and ... «Houston Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Why Netanyahu can't just wish Palestine away: Analysis of a failed …
The “E-1” region would bisect the West Bank laterally, though not much has happened there yet. Recent activity elsewhere includes a new ... «+972 Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge thanks Adopt-a-Road volunteers
Adopt-a-Road participants volunteer for Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and work to clean roadsides that border and bisect refuge ... «Star News, Jul 15»
4
Nicaragua's Rama Indians face peril from canal
The Nicaraguan government granted a concession to Chinese company HKND to build a canal that will bisect the country. If the canal is built, ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Editorial: Renaming Dowling Street
The newly named street would bisect Tuam Street, named for Dowling's Irish birthplace. At that intersection, then and now, is Emancipation ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
6
Glimpses from the Past
This route, used in preliminary planning to obtain state funding for the project, is opposed by Bethesda because it would bisect land planned for ... «Watertown Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
Chapel Crossings could bring new rooftops to Wesley Chapel
But the approval didn't come without a kerfuffle over the construction of roads that will bisect the approximately 300-acre site in Wesley Chapel. «The Laker/Lutz News, Jul 15»
8
City looks to own 'Pond'
The area was subdivided in the late 19th century and paper streets still bisect the area, leading off Oak and Second streets. Although Gailey ... «Sentry, Jul 15»
9
Gamer Buzz: Pairing Dying Light and The Alchemist's Heady Topper
... from turning Crane into one of the undead meandering the streets waiting for you to bisect them down the middle with your shiny new katana. «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Everyday Heroes of Florence-Firestone
... rebranded it Florence-Firestone in reference to Florence Avenue and Firestone Boulevard, the two major east-west thoroughfares that bisect ... «KCET, Jul 15»

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