absciss

English

Etymology 1

From Latin abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut asunder”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sɪs/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sɪs/
Rhymes: -æbsɪs

Noun

absciss (plural abscisses)

Alternative form of abscissa [First attested in the late 17^th century.]^[1]

Derived terms

absciss layer

Etymology 2

Back-formation from abscission.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈsɪs/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪs/
Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

absciss (third-person singular simple present abscisses, present participle abscissing, simple past and past participle abscissed)

(transitive) To cut off by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]
(intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Translations

to cut off by abscission

Portuguese: abscindir

to separate by abscission

Portuguese: abscindir

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absciss”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

[SOED-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absciss”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

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