bisection
/baɪˈsɛkʃən/noun
bisection is spelled B-I-S-E-C-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bisection means “An act of division into two parts, especially two equal parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bisection is bisections.
How many letters and syllables are in bisection?
| Letters | 9: B-I-S-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bisection?
Bisection appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bisection?
- US /baɪˈsɛkʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bisection.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bisection?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bisection from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkʃən/):
- section
- direction
- detection
- perfection
- complexion
- deflection
- interconnection
- imperfection
- flexion
- interjection
- dejection
- circumspection
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bisection
- bisections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bisection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of division into two parts, especially two equal parts.
- 2
Either of the two portions thus produced.
- 3
The act of bisecting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bisection in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a division into two parts, especially into two equal parts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bissection |
| Portuguese | bisectriz |
| Spanish | bisectriz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.