Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dissect"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis-
+ secare to cut. See {Section}.]
1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces;
to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a
plant, for examination and to show their structure and
relations; to anatomize.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dissect
v 1: cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
2: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of;
break down into components or essential features; "analyze
a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical
compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down}, {take
apart}] [ant: {synthesize}]
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