Abscission
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abscission is a noun meaning The act or process of cutting off.
Meaning
The act or process of cutting off.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
- (botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
- (obsolete) The state of being cut off.
Example Sentences
Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.
Word Forms
- abscissions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abscision, abscisin, exsection, recision, abruption, subtraction.
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