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presection

presection verb: to cut into pieces in advance.

Verb

presection (third-person singular simple present presections, present participle presectioning, simple past and past participle presectioned)

  1. (transitive) To cut into pieces in advance.
    • Presectioning of the mineralized tissue to 3–4 mm thick will minimize the (often extensive) time required for decalcification.2019, Brian G. Murphy, Cynthia M. Bell, Jason W. Soukup, Veterinary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
    • A wire saw is used for presectioning in the preparation area. Then, an especially designed and manufactured disintegrating plate is used to disintegrate the concrete parts by means of a remotely controlled dismantling excavator […]20121, Rehab O. Abdel Rahman, Michael I. Ojovan, Sustainability of Life Cycle Management for Nuclear Cementation-Based Technologies (page 571)

Forms of presection

third-person singular presentpresections
present participlepresectioning
past participlepresectioned
pastpresectioned

Origin of presection

From pre- + section.

Questions about presection

What does presection mean?
Presection means to cut into pieces in advance.
What part of speech is presection?
Presection is a verb.
What is the past tense of presection?
The past tense of presection is presectioned.

Words near presection in the dictionary

  1. preseasoning
  2. preseasons
  3. presecondary
  4. presecretory
  5. presectarian
  6. presection
  7. presectioned
  8. presectioning
  9. presections
  10. presector
  11. presectorial

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