SECTILE


Meaning of SECTILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsek-t ə l, -ˌtī(-ə)l ]

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

• sec·til·i·ty sek-ˈti-lə-tē noun

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