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exploded view

American  

noun

  1. a drawing, photograph, or the like, that shows the individual parts of a mechanism separately but indicates their proper relationship.

exploded view British  

noun

  1. a drawing or photograph of a complicated mechanism that shows the individual parts separately, usually indicating their relative positions

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Etymology

Origin of exploded view

First recorded in 1960–65

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The exploded view at the top shows the region closest to the Milky Way and fits into the bigger view at the bottom as shown by the dashed lines.

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