English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sɪs/

Noun

absciss ‎(plural abscisses)

1. Alternative form of abscissa[First attested in the late 17^th century.]^[1]

Etymology 2

Back-formation from abscission.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈsɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪs/

Verb

absciss ‎(third-person singular simple present abscisses, present participle abscissing, simple past and past participle abscissed)

1. (transitive) To cut off by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]
2. (intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Translations

References

1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8