"bisect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /baɪˈsɛkt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bisect.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bisects [plural]
enPR: bī-sĕkt' Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{affix|en|bi-|secāre|lang2=la|t1=bi-, two|t2=to cut}} bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bisect (plural bisects)
  1. (geometry) A bisector, which divides into two equal parts. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (geometry: a bisector): puolittaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bisect-en-noun-m7Jq~X8Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 37 31 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 18 13 29 30 9 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'geometry: a bisector': 94 6
  2. (philately) An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available. Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-bisect-en-noun-wlISkROe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 37 31 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 18 13 29 30 9 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dissect, vivisect

Verb [English]

IPA: /baɪˈsɛkt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bisect.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bisects [present, singular, third-person], bisecting [participle, present], bisected [participle, past], bisected [past]
enPR: bī-sĕkt' Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{affix|en|bi-|secāre|lang2=la|t1=bi-, two|t2=to cut}} bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bisect (third-person singular simple present bisects, present participle bisecting, simple past and past participle bisected)
  1. (transitive) To cut or divide into two parts.
    (transitive, geometry) To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (geometry: to divide an angle, line segment or other figure into two equal parts): puolittaa (Finnish), felez (Hungarian), megfelez (Hungarian), bisekar (Ido), ᑎᕆᖅᑯᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ (tiriqkoliorniq) (Inuktitut), bisecare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-bisect-en-verb-dpnGIF6t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 37 31 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 18 13 29 30 9 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'geometry: to divide an angle, line segment or other figure into two equal parts': 78 13 9
  2. (transitive) To cut or divide into two parts.
    (computing) To perform a binary search on files in source control in order to identify the specific change that introduced a bug etc.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-bisect-en-verb-OdwAqp3u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 37 31 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 18 13 29 30 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (transitive) To cut or divide into two parts. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bisect-en-verb-brhxzLEe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dimidiate, bipartition, bisect, half [obsolete], halve Synonyms (to divide into two parts): dichotomize Hypernyms: divide Translations (to cut or divide into two parts): разполовявам (razpolovjavam) (Bulgarian), puolittaa (Finnish), halkaista kahtia (Finnish), halbieren (German), félbevág (Hungarian), elfelez (Hungarian), bisekar (Ido), разделать пополам (razdelatʹ popolam) (Russian), halvera (Swedish), dela i tu (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'to divide into two parts': 33 33 33 Disambiguation of 'to cut or divide into two parts': 33 33 33

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French bissexte, from Latin bisextus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|bissexte|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French bissexte, {{bor+|ro|fr|bissexte}} Borrowed from French bissexte, {{der|ro|la|bisextus}} Latin bisextus Head templates: {{ro-adj}} bisect m or n (feminine singular bisectă, masculine plural bisecți, feminine and neuter plural bisecte) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: bisectă [feminine, singular], bisecți [masculine, plural], bisecte [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bisect [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], bisectă [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], bisecți [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], bisecte [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], bisectul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], bisecta [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], bisecții [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], bisectele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], bisect [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], bisecte [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], bisecți [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], bisecte [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], bisectului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], bisectei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], bisecților [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], bisectelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. bissextil Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-bisect-ro-adj-PQIOREIl Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "bisectele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisect",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisecte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisecți",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisecte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisectului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisectei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisecților",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisectelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bisect m or n (feminine singular bisectă, masculine plural bisecți, feminine and neuter plural bisecte)",
      "name": "ro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ro-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bissextil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bissextil",
          "bissextil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bisect"
}

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