SCISSION


Meaning of SCISSION in English

/sizh"euhn, sish"-/ , n.

1. a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.

2. Chem. cleavage (def. 7).

[ 1400-50; late ME ( scission- (s. of scissio ) a cutting, equiv. to sciss ( us ) (ptp. of scindere to cut) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .