sectileadj.

/ˈsɛktɪl/

/ˈsɛktʌɪl/

Etymology: < French sectile, < Latin sectil-em, < sect-, participial stem of secāre to cut.

Capable of or suited for being cut.

†a. sectile leek [= Latin sectile porrum Juv.] , a dwarf or stunted variety of Allium Porrum. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > leek > other types of leek

porretc1390

squirlea1400

ulpicc1440

unset leek1530

vineyard leek1562

sectile leek1716

long leek1842

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 349 The Sectile or Cropt Leeks are such as are cut off for the Kitchen.

b. Mineralogy. (See quot. 1805.)

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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adjective] > sectile

sectile1805

1805 T. Weaver tr. A. G. Werner Treat. Fossils 196 Sectile are those fossils whose integrant particles are coherent, but not perfectly immoveable one among another. Sectile is a medium between brittle and malleable.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1141 Bituminous shale is a species of soft, sectile slate-clay.

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 157 Distinguished by its inferior hardness, being sectile, while iron pyrites cannot be cut with a knife.

c. Botany. (See quot. 1899.)

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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > divided, segmented, slashed, or lobed

lobated1703

quinquefid1703

lobousa1722

biparted1725

tripartite1753

lobate1760

octofid1760

septemfid1777

parted1785

triquadrifid1833

rimiform1837

slashed1839

lobulate1862

bipartite1864

palmilobed1876

pentafid1882

segmented1883

lobose1885

torn1888

triquinate1891

sectile1899

1899 R. L. Heinig Gloss. Bot. Terms Sectile, divided into small pieces.

Derivatives

secˈtility n. sectile quality.

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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [noun] > sectility

sectility1841

1841 J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 97 A knife is also indispensable for trying the hardness and sectility of minerals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	sectile
释义	sectileadj. /ˈsɛktɪl//ˈsɛktʌɪl/ Etymology: < French sectile, < Latin sectil-em, < sect-, participial stem of secāre to cut. Capable of or suited for being cut. †a. sectile leek [= Latin sectile porrum Juv.] , a dwarf or stunted variety of Allium Porrum. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > leek > other types of leek porretc1390 squirlea1400 ulpicc1440 unset leek1530 vineyard leek1562 sectile leek1716 long leek1842 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 349 The Sectile or Cropt Leeks are such as are cut off for the Kitchen. b. Mineralogy. (See quot. 1805.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adjective] > sectile sectile1805 1805 T. Weaver tr. A. G. Werner Treat. Fossils 196 Sectile are those fossils whose integrant particles are coherent, but not perfectly immoveable one among another. Sectile is a medium between brittle and malleable. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1141 Bituminous shale is a species of soft, sectile slate-clay. 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 157 Distinguished by its inferior hardness, being sectile, while iron pyrites cannot be cut with a knife. c. Botany. (See quot. 1899.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > divided, segmented, slashed, or lobed lobated1703 quinquefid1703 lobousa1722 biparted1725 tripartite1753 lobate1760 octofid1760 septemfid1777 parted1785 triquadrifid1833 rimiform1837 slashed1839 lobulate1862 bipartite1864 palmilobed1876 pentafid1882 segmented1883 lobose1885 torn1888 triquinate1891 sectile1899 1899 R. L. Heinig Gloss. Bot. Terms Sectile, divided into small pieces. Derivatives secˈtility n. sectile quality. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [noun] > sectility sectility1841 1841 J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 97 A knife is also indispensable for trying the hardness and sectility of minerals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1716
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