Synonyms for bisect
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To cut or divide into two parts.
The river bisects the town.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- divide
Forms
- Past participle
- bisected
e.g. bisected → halved, divided, breaked, dimidiated…
Example sentences
- halve He did not want to halve it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bisect | steady | |
| halve | rising | |
| dimidiate | falling | |
| dichotomize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 5 letters
- break1, halve1
- 6 letters
- divide2
- 9 letters
- dimidiate
- 11 letters
- dichotomize, dichotomise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divide2 = 2 syllables).