bisegment

One of two equal parts of a line segment, circle, polygon, or other entity.

Noun

  1. One of two equal parts of a line segment, circle, polygon, or other entity.
    • If the Arches BI and IK be cut in the middle in a, and b, likewiſe the Arches DM, ML being cut in the middle in c and d; and the Chords of the Bifegments in the Arch BK being drawn; likewiſe the Chords of the Biſegments...
    • The initial experience with ALPPS [associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy] reported by Schnitzbauer et al. demonstrated a higher FLR regeneration rate of 74% after first stage,...

    Synonyms: bisection half one-half

    Coordinate Terms: trisection third one-third quadrisection quarter one-quarter fourth one-fourth

Origin

From bi- + segment.

Forms

bisegments

Related

bisect bisected bisector bisegmented bisegmentation trisect trisected trisector trisegmentation quadrisect quadrisected quadrisector