What does scissile mean?

Definitions for scissile
ˈsɪs ɪlscis·sile

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Wiktionary

  1. scissileadjective

    Readily cut or split

  2. scissileadjective

    easily broken

  3. Etymology: scissilis, from scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: compare scissile. See schism, scissors.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Scissileadjective

    Capable of being cut or divided smoothly by a sharp edge.

    Etymology: scissile, Fr. scissilis, Latin.

    Animal fat is a sort of amphibious substance, scissile like a solid, and resolveable by heat. Arbuthnot.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scissileadjective

    capable of being cut smoothly; scissible

  2. Etymology: [L. scissilis, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scissile. See Schism.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scissile in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scissile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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