Dissected

Dissected
Dissected Dis*sect"ed, a. 1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf. [1913 Webster]


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  • dissected — dissected; un·dissected; …   English syllables

  • dissected — [dis sekt′id, ] also [dī sekt′id, dī′sekt΄id] adj. 1. cut up into parts 2. Bot. consisting of many lobes or segments, as some leaves 3. Geol. cut by erosion into valleys and hills [a dissected plateau] …   English World dictionary

  • Dissected — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissected — adjective Date: 1652 1. cut deeply into fine lobes < a dissected leaf > 2. divided into hills and ridges (as by gorges) < a dissected plateau > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dissected map — or dissected picture noun A map or picture on a board cut up so as to form a puzzle • • • Main Entry: ↑dissect …   Useful english dictionary

  • dissected picture — dissected map or dissected picture noun A map or picture on a board cut up so as to form a puzzle • • • Main Entry: ↑dissect …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dissected Till Plains — Continental U.S physiographic regions. Region 12e identifies the Dissected Till Plains. The Dissected Till Plains are physiographic sections of the Central Lowlands province, which in turn is part of the Interior Plains physiographic division of… …   Wikipedia

  • Dissected plateau — Shaded relief map of Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley Appalachians on the Virginia/West Virginia border A dissected plateau is a plateau area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is sharp. Such an area may be referred to as… …   Wikipedia

  • dissected breaklands —    Very steep slopes flanking major rivers and streams in mountainous terrain and dominated by deeply incised, sub parallel to dendritic, chute like drainageways that occupy > 50 % of the ground surface. Dissected breakland slopes are… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • dissected-leaf mustard — sareptinio bastučio garbiniuotasis varietetas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bastutinių šeimos daržovinis kultūrinis augalas (Brassica juncea var. crispifolia). atitikmenys: lot. Brassica juncea var. crispifolia angl. curled mustard; cut… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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