Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    bisect
    /bʌɪˈsɛkt/

    verb

    • 1. divide into two parts: "a landscape of ploughland bisected by long straight roads"

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. People also ask

  3. Bisect means to divide something into two, usually equal, parts. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and find translations in other languages.

    • What Is A bisect?
    • Bisecting A Line Segment: Steps of Construction
    • Bisecting An Angle: Steps of Construction
    • Bisecting A Shape
    • Fun Facts!
    • Conclusion
    • Solved Examples on Bisect
    • GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec

    To bisect in geometry simply means dividing a shape into two equal parts. In life, we come across many situations, where we need to divide something equally among two parts. When an object is divided into two identical parts, each part is called a “half,” denoted as a fraction 12. For example, when we divide a pizza into two equal parts, it is call...

    To bisect a line segment, we create circular arcs, on either side of the line segment, from both ends of the line segment, where these circular arcs meet on either side and are then marked and connected, intersecting the original line segment at a point that bisects it. Let’s understand it better with the proper steps of construction. Step 1: Draw ...

    To bisect an angle means to draw a ray originating from the vertex of the angle in such a way that the angles formed on either side of this ray are equal to each other and half of the original angle. To achieve this, we draw an arc of arbitrary radius centered at the vertex of the angle, such that the arc bisects both the arms of the angle and then...

    To bisect a shape, we need to divide the shape into two parts of equal area. For symmetric shapes, we can draw a line that divides the shape into two identical halves. Take a look at the following figure! To bisect a symmetrical shape, we can simply cut it along a line of symmetry and the shape will be bisected into two shapes of equal area. These ...

    Bisect means to divide into two equal parts.
    We can mark any point on a line and it’ll be a bisector since a line can be extended infinitely long on either side. Hence, a line has infinite bisectors.
    A circle also has an infinite number of bisectors since it has an infinite number of lines of symmetry along each of its diameters.

    In this article, we learned about the concept of bisection in geometry. Bisection means dividing a geometrical object into two equal parts. The equality of the two parts is defined differently for different objects, for line segments and curves it is defined as dividing it into two equal lengths, for angles its two equal angles, and for closed shap...

    In the following image if the m∠ABC=80∘. BD is an angle bisector of ∠ABC. BE is an angle bisector of angle ABD, then find the measure of angle ABE?

    Learn how to bisect lines, angles, and shapes in geometry with steps of construction and solved problems. Bisecting means dividing a geometrical object into two equal parts, such as lengths, angles, or areas.

  4. verb (used with object) to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. Geometry. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle. to intersect or cross: the spot where the railroad tracks bisect the highway.

  5. When you cut something in half or in two pieces, you bisect it. You can bisect a cupcake so that you and a friend get equal pieces.

  6. noun. bisectional. ˈbī-ˌsek-shnəl. -shə-nᵊl. adjective. bisectionally adverb. Synonyms. cross. cut. intersect. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bisect in a Sentence. Draw a line that bisects the angle.

  7. bisect something to divide something into two equal parts. A busy road bisects the village. A circle is bisected by its diameter. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  8. Bisect means to divide something long and thin into two equal parts, or to cut or split something into two. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.