dissecting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb cut open or cut apart
dissect.
- dissect the bodies for analysis
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verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
take apart; dissect; analyze; analyse; break down.
- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
WordNet
Dis*sect"ing adjective
Definitions
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Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a .dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery -
Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a .dissecting wound -
Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; adissecting microscope.
