abscissorn.

Brit.

/əbˈsɪsə/,

/abˈsɪsə/, U.S.

/æbˈsɪsər/

Forms: late Middle English abscisour, 1600s 1900s– abscissor.

Origin: Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin abscisorium ; Latin absciss- , abscindere , -or suffix.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin abscisorium cutting instrument (1363 in Chauliac; < classical Latin abscīs- , past participial stem of abscīdere abscise v. + -ōrium -ory suffix¹); subsequently < classical Latin absciss-, past participial stem of abscindere abscind v. + -or suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier scissors n. 1. In sense 3 after abscission n. (see sense 3 at that entry).

†1. A cutting instrument; (probably) = scissors n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > shears or scissors > [noun]

shearc725

abscissor?a1425

scissors?a1425

scissorsa1425

forcets1474

snippers1593

forfex1712

snipe1819

clipper1876

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 72 (MED) Forsoþ if it [sc. a fracture] be wiþ any quassasioun..it bihoueþ for to kut away þat is quasshed or, first persyng it in þe circuite by teribellez, i. persours, after þus vsyng abscisours [?c1425 Paris scysours or tortelles; L. abscisoriis].

†2. A person who or thing which cuts or tears something apart. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > tearing or tearing apart > [noun] > one who or that which tears

rentera1540

render?1575

ripper1611

tearer1633

abscissor1647

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. xxviii. 184 We may justly call him Strong, Hurtfull, Destroyer, Abscissor, because he onely destroys and perverts the nature of the Question.

1697 J. Partridge Defectio Geniturarum iii. 180/2 The Anaretas, Abscissors, and Destroyers of Life are, according to Ptolemy's Opinion, the Body, Squares and Oppositions of Saturn and Mars.

3. Botany. An instrument which measures the force required to cause abscission, or the proportion of abscission caused by the application of a known force. Also: an agent which causes abscission.

ΚΠ

1949 F. T. Addicott et al. in Plant Physiol. 24 539 This pressure is applied with an abscissor (fig. 7), a device employing the principle of the spring balance.

1974 Weed Sci. 22 608/1 A temporary chemical abscissor that is nondamaging to a broad spectrum of woody species should be a useful defoliation tool that will cause minimal environmental disturbance.

1977 Amer. Midland Naturalist 97 324 Petal abscission was tested with an abscissor calibrated to deliver a force of 10 g.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abscissor
释义	abscissorn. Brit. /əbˈsɪsə/, /abˈsɪsə/, U.S. /æbˈsɪsər/ Forms: late Middle English abscisour, 1600s 1900s– abscissor. Origin: Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin abscisorium ; Latin absciss- , abscindere , -or suffix. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin abscisorium cutting instrument (1363 in Chauliac; < classical Latin abscīs- , past participial stem of abscīdere abscise v. + -ōrium -ory suffix¹); subsequently < classical Latin absciss-, past participial stem of abscindere abscind v. + -or suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier scissors n. 1. In sense 3 after abscission n. (see sense 3 at that entry). †1. A cutting instrument; (probably) = scissors n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > shears or scissors > [noun] shearc725 abscissor?a1425 scissors?a1425 scissorsa1425 forcets1474 snippers1593 forfex1712 snipe1819 clipper1876 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 72 (MED) Forsoþ if it [sc. a fracture] be wiþ any quassasioun..it bihoueþ for to kut away þat is quasshed or, first persyng it in þe circuite by teribellez, i. persours, after þus vsyng abscisours [?c1425 Paris scysours or tortelles; L. abscisoriis]. †2. A person who or thing which cuts or tears something apart. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > tearing or tearing apart > [noun] > one who or that which tears rentera1540 render?1575 ripper1611 tearer1633 abscissor1647 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. xxviii. 184 We may justly call him Strong, Hurtfull, Destroyer, Abscissor, because he onely destroys and perverts the nature of the Question. 1697 J. Partridge Defectio Geniturarum iii. 180/2 The Anaretas, Abscissors, and Destroyers of Life are, according to Ptolemy's Opinion, the Body, Squares and Oppositions of Saturn and Mars. 3. Botany. An instrument which measures the force required to cause abscission, or the proportion of abscission caused by the application of a known force. Also: an agent which causes abscission. ΚΠ 1949 F. T. Addicott et al. in Plant Physiol. 24 539 This pressure is applied with an abscissor (fig. 7), a device employing the principle of the spring balance. 1974 Weed Sci. 22 608/1 A temporary chemical abscissor that is nondamaging to a broad spectrum of woody species should be a useful defoliation tool that will cause minimal environmental disturbance. 1977 Amer. Midland Naturalist 97 324 Petal abscission was tested with an abscissor calibrated to deliver a force of 10 g. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1425
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