incised
[ in-sahyzd ]
/ ɪnˈsaɪzd /
adjective
cut into: the incised material.
made by cutting: an incised pattern.
Medicine/Medical.
made or cut cleanly, as if surgically; not ragged: an incised wound.
(of a leaf) sharply, deeply, and somewhat irregularly notched.
OTHER WORDS FROM incised
un·in·cised, adjectiveWords nearby incised
Definition for incised (2 of 2)
incise
[ in-sahyz ]
/ ɪnˈsaɪz /
verb (used with object), in·cised, in·cis·ing.
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
to make (marks, figures, etc.) by cutting; engrave; carve.
Origin of incise
1535–45; < Latin
incīsus past participle of
incīdere to carve, cut into, equivalent to
in-
in-2 +
cīd- cut +
-tus past participle suffix, with
-dt- >
-s-
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British Dictionary definitions for incised (1 of 2)
incised
/ (ɪnˈsaɪzd) /
adjective
cut into or engraved
an incised surface
made by cutting or engraving
an incised design
(of a wound) cleanly cut, as with a surgical knife
having margins that are sharply and deeply indented
an incised leaf
British Dictionary definitions for incised (2 of 2)
incise
/ (ɪnˈsaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to produce (lines, a design, etc) by cutting into the surface of (something) with a sharp tool
Word Origin for incise
C16: from Latin
incīdere to cut into, from
in- ² +
caedere to cut
Medical definitions for incised
incise
[ ĭn-sīz′ ]
v.
To cut into with a sharp instrument.