dissected

[dih-sek-tid, dahy-]

adjective

1. Botany.,  deeply divided into numerous segments, as a leaf.

2. Physical Geography.,  separated, by erosion, into many closely spaced crevices or gorges, as the surface of a plateau.

dissected

/ daɪ-, dɪˈsɛktɪd /

adjective

1. botany in the form of narrow lobes or segments

   dissected leaves

2. geology (of plains) cut by erosion into hills and valleys, esp following tectonic movements

Other Word Forms

• undissected adjective
• well-dissected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissected¹

First recorded in 1625–35; dissect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

For disabled artist Panteha Abareshi, this expectation is subverted as they present their desire and bodily experience to be dissected and examined in “CAREOTICS: on giving and taking” at Human Resources.

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"To determine whether the death was due to hanging or strangulation, we needed to perform a post-mortem, but because the body was frozen, it was not dissected."

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Other times, as in “Idols,” Minus’ dissected blend of club pop and dark ambient sounds lends a grimy, industrial feel to her mechanical melodies.

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Amused at his anatomy being dissected in front of him, Elordi claps back, mock-defensively: “He was grotesque to look at, but he was somewhat gifted. A deformed skinny freak.”

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Fans welcomed the return of rap's "queen of chaos" as they dissected the album's bracingly honest lyrics.

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