How to Pronounce "dissecting"
word
daɪˈsɛktɪŋ
dy-SEK-ting
dˈaɪsɛktɪŋ
dy-SEK-ting
Definition
The act of carefully cutting apart something, often an animal or plant, to study its parts. It can also mean analyzing something in great detail.
IPA Transcription
American English
daɪˈsɛktɪŋ
British English
dˈaɪsɛktɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
dy-SEK-ting
UK
dy-SEK-ting
Listen in Context
The students are dissecting a frog in biology class.
He is dissecting the text to understand its meaning.
The doctor was dissecting the specimen under a microscope.
"We're dissecting every detail to find out what went wrong," the manager said.