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

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

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 • Mar. 1, 2024

A sculpture of vertical folds incised by a tapering spiral.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr