Sect cut separate bisect to cut into two

Sect =cut; separate

bisect to cut into two pieces The river bisects the county into two parts.

dissect to cut apart for the purpose of investigation We are going to dissect a frog in biology.

insect a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, abdomen I collect insects for a hobby.

intersection (inter: between or among; sect: cut or separate) the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other My brother was in a wreck at the intersection in front of the school.

tion the action of (a verb)/ the result of (a verb) the state or quality persecution--the action of persecuting justification--the action of justifying or the result of justifying addiction--the result of being addicted attraction-the result of being attracted/ the state of being attracted

section (Sect--to cut or separate/ tion--the result of) a separate part of something The school is divided into four sections.

sectional a couch that is made up of separate pieces We bought my mother a new sectional for Christmas.

sector a separate part of a society, group, or area All the zombies live in one sector of the county.

transect to cut across something

trisect to cut into three separate pieces

vivisection surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases