halbieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• bisect verb To cut something into two pieces.
• halve verb To cut something down to half its original size or amount.

Senses

halbieren is used for these senses in English:

• bisect (transitive) To cut or divide into two parts.
• halve (transitive) To reduce to half the original amount.
• halve (transitive) To divide into two halves.

bisect — full definition

1. verb To cut something into two pieces.
2. verb To split a line, angle or shape into two equal halves.
3. verb To search step by step through a project's saved versions to find exactly which change caused a fault, such as a bug.

halve — full definition

1. verb To cut something down to half its original size or amount.
2. verb To split something into two equal parts.
3. verb To form one of two equal parts of something.
4. verb To join two pieces of wood by cutting each one halfway through at the joint so they fit together.

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