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incisione

engraving

noun een-chee-ZYOH-neh Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Origin: Latin incisio (a cutting)

Also means

incision

Usage Note

Incisione covers both the process and the result of cutting into a surface — an engraving, a carving, or a surgical incision. In the arts it refers to printmaking techniques like etching (acquaforte) or woodcut (xilografia). In medicine it means a surgical cut. The plural is incisioni.

Examples

"L'incisione sul marmo era molto dettagliata."

Natural Translation

The engraving on the marble was very detailed.

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