Vocab sect = cut; separate

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What does the prefix 'sect' mean?

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To cut or separate.

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What is a sectional sofa?

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A type of sofa that is made up of multiple sections or pieces.

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What is vivisection?

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Surgery on living animals for medical research.

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What is an insect?

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A small animal that has three main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.

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What does it mean to trisect something?

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To cut it into three separate pieces.

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What does bisecting a line mean?

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Dividing the line into two equal parts.

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What is the meaning of dissect?

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To cut apart for the purpose of investigation.

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What is the term for the point where two lines intersect?

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Intersection.

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What is a sector in geometry?

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A portion of a circle defined by two radii and the arc between them.

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What does transect mean?

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To cut across or divide into parts.