incised

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One intriguing discovery is a deep channel incised in Antarctica's bed in an area called the Maud Subglacial Basin.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

But the opposite, reflective face bears an image incised in finely engraved lines that under normal conditions is virtually imperceptible to the naked eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

They found that the Martian valleys' branching angles "are more similar to terrestrial valley networks incised by overland flow, than valley networks incised by re-emerging groundwater flow."

From Salon • May 16, 2025

Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The oldest preserved Chinese writing of the late Shang Dynasty consists of religious divination about dynastic affairs, incised into so-called oracle bones.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond