abscission

Noun

Meaning

The state of being cut off.

A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cutting off section excommunication destruction removal cutting surgery ban fission elimination exclusion denial boycott cleavage annihilation
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Antonyms

example addition marriage combination connection identity
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Hypernyms

removal shedding sloughing remotion

Hyponyms

circumcision

Related terms

abscise abscisic abscisic acid abscissin abscisin

Phrases with the word

nerve abscission

Examples

The antlers in the photo you submitted appear to have an abscission line from where the antler formerly attached to the pedicle. Source: Internet

“Not only does the leaf color go directly from green to brown, the leaves stay attached because abscission tissue hadn’t sufficiently developed.” Source: Internet

Summertime leaf drop during an extreme drought such as this is a good thing because it shows branches are still alive and capable of forming the abscission layer that permits the leaf to drop. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abscissed leaves abscissin abscissio infiniti abscission layer abscission zone abscissional