abscission en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/ (US)
- /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩/ (US)
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Etymology
From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of cutting off.
Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.
1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The state of being cut off.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
- (countable, uncountable) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abscissions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
abscission layer · abscission zone · abscissional
Relateds
abscisin · abscisic · abscissin · abscise · abscisic acid
Translations (14)
pt abscisão (act of cutting off) · pt abscisão (natural separation of a part of a plant) · nl abscissie (natural separation of a part of a plant) · nl afbreken (abrupt stop of speech) · el εκτομή (act of cutting off) · es abscisión (act of cutting off) · ca abscisió (act of cutting off) · nl afsnijden (act of cutting off) · ca abscisió (natural separation of a part of a plant) · ro absciziune (act of cutting off) · ml അബ്സിഷൻ (act of cutting off) · he שַׁלֶּכֶת (natural separation of a part of a plant) · pt abscisão (abrupt stop of speech) · id absisi (natural separation of a part of a plant)