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

Stylistically, those two small children, their flatly painted bodies incised in two-dimensional profile, slide back thousands of years to the African continent and Egyptian art — product of an ancient slave culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The blade itself was a good half foot longer than those Jon was used to, tapered to thrust as well as slash, with three fullers deeply incised in the metal.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin