Scission

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scission \Scis"sion\, n. [L. scissio, fr. scindere, scissum, to
     cut, to split: cf. F. scission.]
     The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge.
     --Wiseman.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scission
       n : the act of dividing by cutting or splitting

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "scission":
     abscission, amputation, butchering, chopping, cleavage, cutting,
     dichotomy, enucleation, excision, fission, laceration, mutilation,
     rending, resection, ripping, section, severance, slashing, slicing,
     splitting, surgery, tearing