'Dissecting' definitions:
Definition of 'Dissecting'
From: GCIDE
- Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissecting.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See Section.]
- 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. [1913 Webster]
- This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dissecting'
From: GCIDE
- Dissecting \Dis*sect"ing\, a.
- 1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope. [1913 Webster]