absciss

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin abscissa, feminine past participle of abscindere "to cut asunder".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /ˈæbsɪs/

[edit] Noun

absciss (plural abscisses)

1. Variant of abscissa.

[edit] Etymology 2

Back-formation from abscission.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əbˈsɪs/

[edit] Verb

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

1. (transitive and intransitive) To abscise.