dissection
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissection in British English:
UK [daɪ'sekʃn]
How to pronounce dissection in American English:
US [dɪˈsɛkʃən, daɪ-]
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- Noun:
- cutting so as to separate into pieces
- a minute and critical analysis
- detailed part-by-part critical analysis or examination as of a literary work
Word Origin
- dissection (n.)
- 1580s, from Middle French dissection, from Medieval Latin dissectionem (nominative dissectio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin dissecare "cut in pieces," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + secare "to cut" (see section).
Example
- 1. In one case , scanning revealed a lethal stroke that dissection missed .
- 2. Here 's an interesting dissection of the the twelve different kinds of women prowling in this world .
- 3. Auckland museum stages public shark dissection
- 4. Thus dissection was apt to be performed with indecent sometimes with dangerous haste .
- 5. In her dissection of the controversy , she nimbly dispels a string of falsehoods and misperceptions .