in·cised

(ĭn-sīzd′)

adj.

1. Cut into a surface; engraved.

2. Made with or as if with a sharp instrument.

3. Deeply and sharply cut: the incised margin of a leaf.

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incised

(ɪnˈsaɪzd)

adj

1. cut into or engraved: an incised surface.

2. made by cutting or engraving: an incised design.

3. (Pathology) (of a wound) cleanly cut, as with a surgical knife

4. (Botany) having margins that are sharply and deeply indented: an incised leaf.

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in•cised

(ɪnˈsaɪzd)

adj.

1. made by cutting; engraved: an incised pattern.

2. made or cut cleanly: an incised wound.

3. (of a leaf) sharply and irregularly notched.

[1590–1600]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	incised - sharply and deeply indented compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
	2.	incised - cut into with a sharp instrument cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
	3.	incised - cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" engraved, etched, graven, inscribed carved, carven - made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary); "the carved fretwork"; "an intricately carved door"; "stood as if carven from stone"

Translations

incised

a. cortado-a, inciso-a.

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