| 释义 |
crosscut
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: cross (V) + cut (v.)
: to cut (something) traversely: as
a. : to cut (as wood) with a crosscut saw
b. : to go or move across
< a stream which crosscuts the country from north to south — Harper's >
c.
(1) : intersect
< dimensions crosscut one another, levels imply parallelism — A.L.Kroeber >
(2) : to enter into (as a different category) : impinge on
< a legal document that crosscuts medical knowledge >
d. : to break up (as an association) : divide
< dissension and jealousy crosscutting a political party >
e. : to subject (a film or the lines of action of a film) to crosscutting
< the scenario and the technical feat of crosscutting the stories are things ingeniously accomplished — Parker Tyler >
II. adjective
1. : made or used for crosscutting
< a saw with crosscut teeth >
2. : cut across or traversely
< a crosscut incision >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : something that cuts through traversely (as a path cutting across countryside or a cut sawed through a log)
< a crosscut through the park >
specifically : a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level or across or toward a vein or ore body or across the general trend of the rock formation
2. : cross section
< a novel that gives a crosscut of American business activity >
3. : an instance of crosscutting in the editing of motion-picture film
4. : a gemstone cut so that the arrangement of the facets produces an effect resembling that of a cross
5. [crosscut (I) ] : a tool that crosscuts; especially : crosscut saw |