bi ‧ sect /baɪˈsekt $ ˈbaɪsekt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: bi- + -sect (as in intersect ) ]
formal to divide something into two equal parts:
A long cobbled street bisects the town from east to west.
bi ‧ sect /baɪˈsekt $ ˈbaɪsekt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: bi- + -sect (as in intersect ) ]
formal to divide something into two equal parts:
A long cobbled street bisects the town from east to west.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012