Cutting is the separation of a physical object, or a portion of a physical object, into two portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. An implement commonly used for cutting is the knife or in medical cases the scalpel. However, any sufficiently sharp object is capable of cutting if it has a hardness sufficiently larger than the object being cut, and if it is applied with sufficient force. Cutting also describes the action of a saw which removes material in the process of cutting.

Cutting is a compressive and shearing phenomenon, and occurs only when the total stress generated by the cutting implement exceeds the ultimate strength of the material of the object being cut. The simplest applicable equation is stress = force/area: The stress generated by a cutting implement is directly proportional to the force with which it is applied, and inversely proportional to the area of contact. Hence, the smaller the area (i.e., the sharper the cutting implement), the less force is needed to cut something.

Verb

cutting

1. Present participle of cut.

Noun

cutting (plural cuttings)

1. The action of the verb to cut.

   How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

2. A section removed from the larger whole.
3. A newspaper clipping.
4. A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
5. An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

   The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.

6. The editing of film or other recordings.
7. Self-harm: the act of cutting one's own skin.
8. A narrow passage, dug in high ground for a road, railway or canal to go through.

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