sectile

American  

[sek-til] / ˈsɛk tɪl /

adjective

1. capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.

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sectile British  

/ sɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ, ˈsɛktaɪl /

adjective

1. able to be cut smoothly

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Other Word Forms

• sectility noun

Etymology

Origin of sectile

1710–20; < Latin sectilis cuttable, equivalent to sect ( us ) (past participle of secāre to cut; saw ¹ ) + -ilis -ile

Example Sentences

And the earlier its date the more surely was it a mosaic, not in the form of tesserae, but in the manner known as “opus sectile.”

From Project Gutenberg

The Tablinum in the house of the vestals and the temple of Jupiter on the Capitol were paved with sectile mosaic.

From Project Gutenberg

It is sectile, but does not yield to the nail.

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