incisure

American  

[in-sizh-er] / ɪnˈsɪʒ ər /

noun

Anatomy.

1. a notch, as in a bone or other structure.

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incisure British  

/ ɪnˈsaɪʒə /

noun

1. anatomy an incision or notch in an organ or part

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Other Word Forms

• incisural
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of incisure

From the Latin word incīsūra, dating back to 1590–1600. See incise, -ure

Example Sentences

The decree of the imperial diet can scarcely be regarded as the ignominious close of a good old time, but rather as a violent but beneficial incisure in an old and rankling sore.

From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Horrocks, Mrs. George

Notch, noch, n. a nick cut in anything: an indentation, incision, incisure: a narrow pass in a rock, or between two mountains.—v.t. to cut a hollow into.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various