incised
Americanadjective
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cut into.
the incised material.
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made by cutting.
an incised pattern.
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Medicine/Medical. made or cut cleanly, as if surgically; not ragged.
an incised wound.
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(of a leaf ) sharply, deeply, and somewhat irregularly notched.
adjective
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cut into or engraved
an incised surface
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made by cutting or engraving
an incised design
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(of a wound) cleanly cut, as with a surgical knife
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having margins that are sharply and deeply indented
an incised leaf
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One intriguing discovery is a deep channel incised in Antarctica's bed in an area called the Maud Subglacial Basin.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
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 ● Nov. 12, 2025
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 ● May 16, 2025
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 ● Mar. 26, 2024
The oldest preserved Chinese writing of the late Shang Dynasty consists of religious divination about dynastic affairs, incised into so-called oracle bones.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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