analyze, dissect, break down mean to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements. analyze suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (such as a substance, a …

We dissected the poem in class. Streams dissect the land. The city is dissected by a network of highways. The students performed a dissection. Her essay includes an excellent dissection of the …

DISSECTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of dissect 2. to cut open something, especially a dead body or a…. Learn more.

Define dissected. dissected synonyms, dissected pronunciation, dissected translation, English dictionary definition of dissected. adj. 1. Botany Divided into many deep, narrow segments: dissected leaves.

Definition of dissect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DISSECT definition: to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like. See examples of dissect used in a sentence.

If someone dissects the body of a dead person or animal, they carefully cut it up in order to examine it scientifically. We dissected a frog in biology class. [VERB noun]

Dissected definition: Divided into many deep, narrow segments.

dissected, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

• The specimens were carefully dissected and examined under a microscope. • The book dissects historical data to show how Napoleon ran his army. • He would rather dissect human emotions at the …