absciss

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut asunder”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.sɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.sɪs/ Rhymes: -æbsɪs ==== Noun ==== absciss (plural abscisses) Alternative form of abscissa [First attested in the late 17th century.] ===== Derived terms ===== absciss layer === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from abscission. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈsɪs/ (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 19th century.] (intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] ===== Translations ===== === References ===