| 释义 |
bi·sect
I. \(ˈ)bī|sekt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: bi- (I) + -sect
transitive verb
1. : to divide into two usually equal parts
2. : to cut (a postage stamp) into two or occasionally more pieces each representing a corresponding fraction of the postage value of the whole — used chiefly as a participal adjective
< bisected copies of some stamps are very valuable >
intransitive verb
: separate; also : cross, intersect — used chiefly of roads and ways
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
1. : one of the pieces of a bisected stamp
2.
a. : examination of the lateral and vertical dimensions of the above-ground and below-ground parts of plants by means of a cross-section through soil exposing the profile of underground parts (as roots, tubers, rhizomes)
b. : a graphic representation of the findings of such an examination |