scission

The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪ.ʒən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Via Middle English and Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere.

Synonyms

cutting

fission

cut

slit

cross section

decay

disintegration

incision

nuclear fission

rent

schism

section

segmentation

separation

snick

subdivision

tear

atomic fission

tearing

breakup

caesura

cleavage

Translations

scissione

scission

fenditura

escisión

kesme

Spaltung

σχίσιμο

τομή

bölme

bölünme

kesilme

Zerspalten

Abspaltung

scheuring

splitsing