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Bisect vs Transect - What's the difference?

bisect | transect |

As verbs the difference between bisect and transect

is that bisect is to cut or divide into two parts while transect is to divide something by cutting transversely.

As nouns the difference between bisect and transect

is that bisect is a bisector, which divides into two equal parts while transect is a path along which a researcher moves, counts and records his observations.

bisect

English

(wikipedia bisect)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To cut or divide into two parts.
  • (geometry) To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.
  • (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.

    • See also

    * dissect * vivisect

    transect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to divide something by cutting transversely

    • Noun

    (wikipedia transect) (en noun)
  • a path along which a researcher moves, counts and records his observations