dissector
- a word derived from dissect.
Example Sentences
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In 1922, Farnsworth worked with his high school chemistry teacher Justin Tolman on a sketch for a so-called "image dissector" vacuum tube that essentially created the technology for modern television.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022
Four short falls ago, Carson Wentz looked like a big-armed, nimble-footed, red-bearded dissector of defenses.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022
Daniels’ skills as a precision passer and dissector of defenses should thrive in Harrell’s scheme, but Daniels still has to earn Harrell’s trust.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2019
Dunn spends a good deal of time on Leonardo da Vinci, an avid dissector.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2015
A minute dissector of human nature may discern, in this singular candor, a destitution of earnestness of principle.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by
