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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bisect . - noun Plural form of
bisect .
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Examples
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China's application, made last year, was for a site in the Southwest Indian Ridge, which bisects the ocean between Africa and the Antarctic.
U.N. Clears China Sea-Floor Plan Jeremy Page 2011
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A Demilitarized Zone DMZ bisects the peninsula: on either side, 750,000 North Korean soldiers face 500,000 South Korean, backed by 37,000 US troops and the 7th US Air Force, with the US Navy just over the horizon.
Eric Margolis: Is North Korea's Bark Worse Than Its Bite? Eric Margolis 2011
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A robust pastry layer bisects the pungent cream, to hold it up.
The Crème of the Krémes in Budapest András Szántó 2011
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The railway bisects the town and the continuous thunder of the carriages is a temptation and a taunt that ultimately dies away into distant dreams.
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The ramp leading to it literally bisects the sports complex, running between the soccer field and the aquatic center.
Wading Into a Waste Case Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Further north, the reedy Terek River bisects the steppe, redolent of wild grasses and acacia blossoms.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Vancouver, being on the southwest side of this high, receives a downsloping wind (warming) and a storm track that bisects the region due to the aforementioned ‘repelling’ action provided by said high pressure.
Think Progress » Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers. 2010
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Further north, the reedy Terek River bisects the steppe, redolent of wild grasses and acacia blossoms.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Further north, the reedy Terek River bisects the steppe, redolent of wild grasses and acacia blossoms.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Further north, the reedy Terek River bisects the steppe, redolent of wild grasses and acacia blossoms.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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