Dissect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cut open or cut apart

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʊɹɹˈɑːnteɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪsɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪsɛkt/

2 syllables Say it as /dʊɹɹˈɑːnteɪ/.

Examples

dissect the bodies for analysis
analyze a specimen
analyze a sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

analyse analyze take apart break down

Antonyms

synthesize

Parts of Speech

verb	cut open or cut apart “dissect the bodies for analysis”
verb	make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features “analyze a specimen”

Word Forms

dissection	noun	cutting so as to separate into pieces
analyst	noun	someone who is skilled at analyzing data
analyzer	noun	an instrument that performs analyses
analyser	noun	an instrument that performs analyses
breakdown	noun	an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sezieren

aufschneiden oder auseinanderschneiden

🇫🇷French

disséquer

ouvrir ou couper en morceaux

🇪🇸Spanish

disecar

cortar abierto o cortado

🇮🇹Italian

sezionare

aprire o tagliare a pezzi

🇳🇱Dutch

ontleden

opengesneden of uit elkaar gesneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissecar

abrir ou cortar

🇷🇺Russian

рассекать

разрезать или разрезать на части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काटना

काटकर खोलना या अलग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যবচ্ছেদ

খোলা কাটা বা আলাদা কাটা

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிக்கவும்

வெட்டவும் அல்லது வெட்டவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడదీయండి

తెరిచి లేదా వేరుగా కత్తిరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विच्छेदन

उघडे कापा किंवा वेगळे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચ્છેદન

ખુલ્લું કાપી અથવા અલગ કાપી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛೇದಿಸಿ

ತೆರೆಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിച്ഛേദിക്കുക

മുറിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുറിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਖੁੱਲਾ ਕੱਟੋ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاٹنا

کھلے کو کاٹ دیں یا الگ کر دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解剖

切开或切开

🇯🇵Japanese

解剖する

切り開いたり、切り裂いたり

🇰🇷Korean

해부하다

잘라서 열거나 자르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mổ xẻ

cắt mở hoặc cắt rời

🇹🇭Thai

ผ่า

ตัดเปิดหรือแยกออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membedah

membelah atau membelah

🇲🇾Malay

membedah

potong terbuka atau potong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشريح

قطع مفتوحة أو مقطوعة

🇮🇷Persian

تشریح

باز کردن یا جدا کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

incelemek

keserek açın veya parçalara ayırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַתֵחַ

לחתוך או לחתוך

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The primary meaning of 'dissect' is 'cut open or cut apart'.

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Using 'dissect' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dissect' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dissect' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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