incised

American  

[in-sahyzd] / ɪnˈsaɪzd /

adjective

1. cut into.

   the incised material.

2. made by cutting.

   an incised pattern.

3. Medicine/Medical. made or cut cleanly, as if surgically; not ragged.

   an incised wound.

4. (of a leaf ) sharply, deeply, and somewhat irregularly notched.

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incised British  

/ ɪnˈsaɪzd /

adjective

1. cut into or engraved

   an incised surface

2. made by cutting or engraving

   an incised design

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

4. having margins that are sharply and deeply indented

   an incised leaf

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Other Word Forms

• unincised adjective

Etymology

Origin of incised

First recorded in 1590–1600; incise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But the opposite, reflective face bears an image incised in finely engraved lines that under normal conditions is virtually imperceptible to the naked eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

The development of new pastes advanced the formation and integration of sculpture; and “paste on paste” permitted the use of incised bas-reliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal

They found that the Martian valleys' branching angles "are more similar to terrestrial valley networks incised by overland flow, than valley networks incised by re-emerging groundwater flow."

From Salon

As a result, some streams became deeply incised channels that act as drains, lowering the water table and encouraging conifers to move in where meadows once were, Pope said.

From Los Angeles Times

Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.

From Los Angeles Times