Einschnitt — meaning in English

English meaning

• cutback noun A cut made to an existing program or service, to reduce it.
• incision noun A cut made into something, especially into the body during surgery.
• kerf noun The action of cutting or carving; a cut or slice.
• section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
• ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.

Senses

Einschnitt is used for these senses in English:

• cutback A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
• kerf The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
• section (surgery) An incision or the act of making an incision.
• ward The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.

cutback — full definition

1. noun A cut made to an existing program or service, to reduce it.
2. noun (surfing) A move in which the surfer turns back toward the part of the wave that is breaking.
3. noun Bitumen thinned with a solvent, used in roofing glues, cements and coatings applied without heat.
4. noun A pass, made by the attacking side, sent to a spot farther from the goal line being attacked.

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