HALVING
Verb
halving
present participle of halve
Noun
halving (plural halvings)
(mathematics) The process or instance of dividing in half.
Synonyms
• See bisection
Source: Wiktionary
HALVE
Hal"ve, n.
Definition: A half. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Halve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halved; p. pr. & vb. n. Halving.] Etym:
[From Half.]
1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or
form half of.
So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves
their own. M. Arnold.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half
its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition