English noun: dissection | |||
1. | dissection (act) cutting so as to separate into pieces | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting | ||
2. | dissection (cognition) a minute and critical analysis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | analysis, analytic thinking | ||
3. | dissection (act) detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | analysis | ||