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Answer for the clue "Dividing into two equal parts ", 9 letters:
bisection

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. dividing into two equal parts

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"division in two," 1650s, noun of state from bisect . Related: Bisectional .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bisection \Bi*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. bissection.] Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In geometry , bisection is the division of something into two equal or congruent parts, usually by a line , which is then called a bisector . The most often considered types of bisectors are the segment bisector (a line that passes through the midpoint ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A division into two parts, especially into two equal parts

Usage examples of bisection.

I ate and listened to them and felt the mental bisection that comes from smoking the strong marijuana the bargirls in Vietnam call Buddha Grass.

Even the round shape with its ten bisections showed the influence of a base-ten system.

Maybe tissue bisections will reveal wounds of that nature underneath some of the bites, but I doubt it.