🩻dissection

noun
/daɪˈsɛkʃən/

Meaning

the act of cutting apart or analyzing something in detail, especially a body or structure

Example Sentences

The dissection of the specimen revealed important details about its structure.

Example Expressions

political dissection

Synonyms

analysis, examination, cutting, study, scrutiny

Antonyms

assembly, construction, synthesis

Collocations

scientific dissection, detailed dissection, dissection of a text, dissection in class

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