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Webster 1913 Edition

Sectile

Sec′tile

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sectile

SECT'ILE

,
Adj.
[L. sectilus, from seco, to cut.] A sectile mineral is one that is midway between the briddle and the malleable, as soapstone and plumbago.

Definition 2024

sectile

sectile

English

Adjective

sectile ‎(comparative more sectile, superlative most sectile)

  1. Capable of being cut.
    1. (mineralogy) Capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
  2. Having the appearance of being divided.

Latin

Adjective

sectile

  1. nominative neuter singular of sectilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of sectilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of sectilis

References

Etymology

Latin sectilis.

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