Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Sectile — Sec tile, a. [L. sectilis, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. sectile. See {Section}.] Capable of being cut; specifically (Min.), capable of being severed by the knife with a smooth cut; said of minerals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sectile — [sek′təl, sek′tīl΄] adj. [Fr < L sectilis < secare, to cut: see SAW1] 1. capable of being cut smoothly with a knife 2. Bot. cut into small divisions sectility [sek′til′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
sectile — ⇒, adj. A. Qui peut se détacher. La queue des lézards est sectile. (Dict. XXe s.). B. MINÉR. Qui peut être coupé. L embolite est un minéral vert grisâtre ou vert d asperge, parfois jaunâtre, cubique et sectile (LAPPARENT, Minér., 1899, p. 616).… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sectile — adjective Etymology: Latin sectilis, from sectus, past participle of secare Date: 1805 capable of being severed by a knife with a smooth cut < amber is a sectile resin > • sectility noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sectĭle opus — (Sectilia pavimenta, ital. Commesso), so v.w. Florentinische Mosaik, s. Mosaik S. 473 … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Sectĭle opus — (Sectilia pavimenta, lat.), Fußboden eines Zimmers, der aus kleinen, mosaikartig zusammengesetzten Stückchen Marmor besteht … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
SECTILE Pavimentum — apud Sueton. Caesare c. 46. In expeditionibus tessellata et sectilia pavimenta circumtulit, idem cum lithostroro est, quo supra vide: ut et Casaubonum ad loc … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
sectile — sectility, n. /sek til/, adj. capable of being cut smoothly with a knife. [1710 20; < L sectilis cuttable, equiv. to sect(us) (ptp. of secare to cut; see SAW1) + ilis ILE] * * * … Universalium
sectile — 1. Capable of being cut or divided. 2. Having the appearance of being divided. [L. sectilis, fr. seco, to cut] * * * sec·tile (sekґtīl) [L. sectilis, from secare to cut] 1. susceptible of being cut. 2. one of several parts into which a whole … Medical dictionary
sectile — adj. can be cut smoothly … English contemporary dictionary
