Sectile Definition

sĕktəl, -tīl
adjective
Capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
Webster's New World
Cut into small divisions.
Webster's New World
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Wiktionary

Origin of Sectile

  • Latin sectilis from sectus past participle of secāre to cut sek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin sectilis.

    From Wiktionary

Sectile Sentence Examples

  • The crystals possess a perfect cleavage parallel to the plane of symmetry and are usually bladed, in habit; they are soft (H= 2), flexible and sectile.

  • In the interior the effect is gained by broad masses of chromatic decoration in marble-veneer and mosaics on a gold ground to cover the walls and vaults, and by elaborate pavements of opus sectile and opus Alexandrinum.

  • They are soft (H= 21-) and sectile to a high degree, being readily cut with a knife like horn.

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SSESEC

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