Part 1143

<h1>Bisection</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bissection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.</def>

<h1>Bisector</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sec"tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, bisects; esp. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> a straight line which bisects an angle.</def>

<h1>Bisectrix</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sec"trix</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.</def>

<h1>Bisegment</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*seg"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>segment</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of tow equal parts of a line, or other magnitude.</def>

<h1>Biseptate</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sep"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>septate</ets>.]</ety> <def>With two partitions or septa.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Biserial, Biseriate</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw><hw>Bi*se"ri*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bi*se"ri*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>serial</ets>, <ets>seriate</ets>.]</ety> <def>In two rows or series.</def>

<h1>Biserrate</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*ser"rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>serrate</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Serrate on both sides, as some antenn\'91.</def>

<h1>Bisetose, Bisetous</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw><hw>Bi*se"tose</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bi*se"tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>setose</ets>, <ets>setous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two bristles.</def>

<h1>Bisexous</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sex"ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>sexus</ets> sex: cf. F. <ets>bissexe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bisexual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i> Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Bisexual</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sex"u*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sexual</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.</def>

<h1>Bisexuous</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*sex"u*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bisexual.</def>

<h1>Biseye</h1> <Xpage=148>

<hw>Bi*seye"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Besee</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>