sectile (sektil)

[= F. sectile = Pg. sectil; in mineral., noting minerals, as tale, mica, and steatite, which can be cut smoothly by a knife without the particles breaking, crumbling, or flying about; in bot., appearing as if cut into small particles or pieces. Also sective. - Sectile mosaic, inlaid work the pieces of which are notably larger te eræ of ordinary mosaic. See opus sectile, un der opus. sectility (sek-til'i-ti), n. [