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  1. abscissverb

    To cut off by abscission.

  2. abscissverb

    To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission.

  3. Etymology: From abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindo.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abscissnoun

    see Abscissa

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Absciss

    ab′sis, Abscissa, ab-sis′sa, n. the straight line cut off or intercepted between the vertex of a curve and an ordinate, measured along the principal axis:—pl. Absciss′es, Absciss′æ, Absciss′as. [L. abscissus, cut off, pa.p. of abscindĕreab, from, scindĕre, to cut.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. absciss

    A part either of the diameter or the transverse axis of a conic section, intercepted between the vertex or any other fixed point and a semi-ordinate.--Abscission of a planet, its being outstripped by another, which joins a third one before it.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of absciss in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of absciss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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