sectile
1Sectile — Sec tile, a. [L. sectilis, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. sectile. See {Section}.] Capable of being cut; specifically (Min.), capable of being severed by the knife with a smooth cut; said of minerals. [1913 Webster] …
2sectile — [sek′təl, sek′tīl΄] adj. [Fr < L sectilis < secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. capable of being cut smoothly with a knife 2. Bot. cut into small divisions sectility [sek′til′ə tē] n …
3sectile — ⇒, adj. A. Qui peut se détacher. La queue des lézards est sectile. (Dict. XXe s.). B. MINÉR. Qui peut être coupé. L embolite est un minéral vert grisâtre ou vert d asperge, parfois jaunâtre, cubique et sectile (LAPPARENT, Minér., 1899, p. 616).… …
4sectile — adjective Etymology: Latin sectilis, from sectus, past participle of secare Date: 1805 capable of being severed by a knife with a smooth cut < amber is a sectile resin > • sectility noun …
5sectile — (sè kti l ) adj. Terme didactique. Qui est susceptible de se diviser. Les masses polliniques sont sectiles, quand les grains, agglutinés par une sorte de résine élastique, peuvent se séparer par une traction. Oignons sectiles, oignons plantés… …
6Sectĭle opus — (Sectilia pavimenta, ital. Commesso), so v.w. Florentinische Mosaik, s. Mosaik S. 473 …
7Sectĭle opus — (Sectilia pavimenta, lat.), Fußboden eines Zimmers, der aus kleinen, mosaikartig zusammengesetzten Stückchen Marmor besteht …
8SECTILE Pavimentum — apud Sueton. Caesare c. 46. In expeditionibus tessellata et sectilia pavimenta circumtulit, idem cum lithostroro est, quo supra vide: ut et Casaubonum ad loc …
9sectile — sectility, n. /sek til/, adj. capable of being cut smoothly with a knife. [1710 20; < L sectilis cuttable, equiv. to sect(us) (ptp. of secare to cut; see SAW1) + ilis ILE] * * * …
10sectile — 1. Capable of being cut or divided. 2. Having the appearance of being divided. [L. sectilis, fr. seco, to cut] * * * sec·tile (sekґtīl) [L. sectilis, from secare to cut] 1. susceptible of being cut. 2. one of several parts into which a whole …