scission
a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
Chemistry. cleavage (def. 7).
Origin of scission
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How to use scission in a sentence
He, therefore, has the scission in himself, he longs to leave and be restored out of this realm of mere nature.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. SniderIt manifestly carries the Trojan scission into Olympus and drives out in disgrace the Trojan deities.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. SniderDoes he not show within himself a deep scission—between his desire to return and his deed?
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Sniderscission is seen to take place equally in the world of ideas; but the result, instead of being a new life, is a new abstraction.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas | Remy de GourmontBut who can say what would be the evils of a scission, and when and where they would end?
British Dictionary definitions for scission
/ (ˈsɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of cutting, splitting, or dividing
Origin of scission
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