dissected

1. 1.

   having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

   Synonymscleft

   Similarcompound

Questions about dissected

What does dissected mean?

dissected means "having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib".

How many syllables are in dissected?

dissected has 3 syllables: dis-sec-ted. The stress falls on "sec". In IPA it is /daɪˈsɛktəd/.

What is another word for dissected?

Close synonyms include cleft. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dissected a common word?

dissected is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.