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Dissection

Definition: Dissection

Dissection

Noun

1. Cutting so as to separate into pieces.

2. A minute and critical analysis.

3. Detailed part-by-part critical analysis or examination as of a literary work.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "dissection" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Etymology: Dissection \Dis*sec"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression dissection.]. (Websters 1913)


Specialty Definition: Dissection

DomainDefinition

Mathematics

The dissection into its components of a distribution which is composed of two or more distributions. Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

Cutting up of an organism for study. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: Dissection

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Decomposition

Noun: decomposition, analysis, dissection, resolution, catalysis, dissolution; corruption; (uncleanness); dispersion; disjunction; disintegration.

Disjunction

Dissection anatomy; decomposition; cutting instrument; (sharpness); buzzsaw, circular saw, rip saw.

Inquiry

Sifting; calculation, analysis, dissection, resolution, induction; Baconian method.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Dissection

English words defined with "dissection": Adenotomy, Andranatomy, Androtomy, Angiotomy, Anthropotomical, Anthropotomy, Aponeurotomy, Arteriotomy, autopsybody snatcher, Body snatching, BurkismCephalotomy, ChondrotomyDissectible, Dissecting, Dissection woundEntomotomyghoul, graverobberHerpetotomy, HistotomyIchthyoomynecropsy, NeurotomyOrnithotomyPhytotomy, postmortem, postmortem examination, PreparatorResurrectionistscalpel, Splanchnotomy, SplenotomyZootomy. (references)
Specialty definitions using "dissection": Aneurysm, Dissecting, axillary dissection, axillary lymph node dissectionBody-snatcherdissection of heterogeneous distributions, dissection tuberculoma, DNA Restriction EnzymeslymphadenectomyMastectomy, Modified Radical, micromanipulator, micromanipulatorsneck dissectionResurrection Mentruncal vagotomyVagotomy, Truncal, Vertebral Artery Dissection. (references)
Etymologies containing "dissection": Anatomy. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Dissection" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (dissection).

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Commercial Usage: Dissection

DomainTitle

Books

  • Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits (Advances in Genetics, Volume 42) (reference)

  • Clinton's 1996 Presidential Re-Election, Dissection and Disaffection (reference)

  • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Dissection Manual: A Stepwise, Anatomically Based Approach to Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (reference)

  • Anatomy & Dissection of the Rat (reference)

  • Comparative Anatomy: Vertebrate Dissection Manual (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Dissection

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Dissection

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This composite slide shows the Lobund-Wistar rat on the left, and on the right shows a dissection of the rat with urogenital (prostate and/or seminal vesicle) tumors. The Lobund-Wistar rat is an excellent animal model to develop prevention and treatment modalilities, such as retinoids, of urogenital cancers. Credit: Janet Stephens (photographer).

This shows a scientist wearing a mask. He seems to be performing a dissection, aided by magnifying glasses. There is also a close-up of the subject (subject of study is unknown). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Walrus being brought aboard ship for study and dissection. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Lieutenant Budd Christman flying leased Bell 206 in Bering Sea returning to ship with seal carcass for dissection. Credit: Flying With NOAA.

[Anatomy - History: Dissection scene, showing Vesling, Riolanus, et al]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Blunt dissection using Kelly Forceps to remove a cyst] / [Herbert L. Treusch]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Remondino de Luzzi overseeing assistant in dissection of cadaver as students watch in an early fourteenth century anatomy class at Bologna. Credit: Library of Congress.

An Interrupted dissection / W.A. Rogers. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Dissection

"Dissection" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dissection" is used about 94 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%9433,845

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Dissection

Expressions using "dissection": axillary dissection axillary lymph node dissection dissection of heterogeneous distributions dissection tuberculoma Dissection wound neck dissection Radical Neck Dissection Vertebral Artery Dissection. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dissection

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

frog dissection

297

crayfish dissection

15

fetal pig dissection

244

dissection human

15

dissection

175

dissection grasshopper

15

dissection pig

141

dissection heart

13

cat dissection

99

dissection fish

13

dissection rat

82

dissection picture

12

virtual frog dissection

64

dissection fetal picture pig

11

dissection pig virtual

63

brain dissection sheep

11

aortic dissection

52

diagram dissection fetal pig

10

dissection virtual

38

radical neck dissection

10

all about a dissection of an earthworm

38

dissection dogfish shark

10

dissection perch

31

diagram dissection frog

10

dissection squid

28

diagram dissection rat

9

dissection shark

23

dissection rat virtual

9

dissection worm

20

dissection frog online

9

dissection fetal pig virtual

20

dissection frog interactive

9

dissection fish star

19

carotid dissection

9

clam dissection

18

anatomy dissection frog

9

cat dissection virtual

17

animal dissection

8

cow dissection eye

16

brain dissection

8

dissection picture rat

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Dissection

Language Translations for "dissection"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

shqyrtim i imët (vetting), hapje (aperture, disclosure, inauguration, open, opening, orifice, rift, span, spreading, stretch, tablet, tabloid, troche, vent, venthole), autopsi (autopsy), analizë (analysis, assay, survey, test), çarje (break, breaking, cleavage, cleft, cut, fissure, fracture, gap, gulf, incision, opening, orifice, rent, rift, slash, split, splitting, wedge). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏حيوان أو نبات مشرح, ‏تحليل (analyses, analysis, anatomy, permission, test), ‏تشريح (anatomy, post mortem, postmortem), ‏دراسة نقدية مفصلة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

разсичане (cutting, section, slashing), разрязване (scarification), анализ (analysis, analytics, anatomy, assay, test), дисекция (anatomy, necropsy). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

解剖 (Anatomic, Anatomical, Dissect, Dissected, Dissecting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

pitva (autopsy). (various references)

   

Danish

  

dissektion (anatomy), dekomponering af heterogene fordelinger (dissection of heterogeneous distributions). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

dissectio, dissectie, ontleding van heterogene verdelingen (dissection of heterogeneous distributions). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

کالبدشکافی (Autopsy), قطع (Excision, Recision, Rupture, Slack), تجزیه (Analysis, Anatomy, Breakup, Refraction, Resolution, Severance), تشریح (Anatomy, Description, Surgery), برش (Broach, Clip, Cut, Cutting, Excision, Hack, Incision, Recision, Section, Sectorial, Slash, Slice, Snip). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

dissektio, leikkely, kudosten irrottelu. (various references)

   

French

  

dissection. (various references)

   

German

  

zergliederung (analysis, parsing). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ανατομή (resection). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בתור (as a, cleft, cut, cutting in two, dismemberment, in the capacity of). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vizsgálgatás, taglalás, szétszabdalás, szétdarabolás (dissecting, spalling), preparátum (anatomy), preparálás (dissecting), felboncolás (dissecting), elemzés (analysis, assay, assaying, interpretation, rationale), boncolgatás, boncolás (anatomy, autopsy, dissecting, necrotomy, post mortem). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

pemotongan (dismemberment, excision, mutilation), pembedahan (surgery, surgical operation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

dissezione. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

解剖 (autopsy). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かいぼう (autopsy, coastal defense, rise). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

해부 (Anatomic, Anatomical). (various references)

   

Manx

  

mynscrutaghey (analyse, analysis, dissect, narrow examination, perusal, peruse, scan, scansion, screen, scrutinize), corp-yiarrey (autopsy, post mortem). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

issectionday

   

Portuguese

  

disseccao, dissecaçao, dissecação de distribuições heterogéneas (dissection of heterogeneous distributions), dissecação (anatomy, dissector), sala de dissecação. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

disecţie. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

разбор (analysis, parsing, scrutiny), вскрытие (autopsy), анатомирование (anatomy), препарирование, диссекция. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

disekcija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

disección. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

dissektion, dissekering (anatomy), uppdelning av en sammansatt fördelning (dissection of heterogeneous distributions), analys (analasis, analysis, assay). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

teşrih edilen şey, teşrih, tahlil (analysis, assay, test), parçalarına ayırıp inceleme, incelenen şey, inceleme (analysis, anatomy, checkover, checkup, compendium, examination, inquisition, investigation, observing, perusal, research, sifting, study, survey, surveying). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

розбір (analysis, playback), препарування (preparation), дисекція. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự phê phán từng li từng tí, sự phân tích kỹ, sự khảo sát tỉ mỉ, sự chặt ra từng khúc sự mổ xẻ, sự cắt ra từng mảnh. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Dissection

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

anatome. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Dissection

Derivations

Words beginning with "dissection": dissections. (additional references)

Words ending with "dissection": microdissection. (additional references)

Words containing "dissection": microdissections. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Dissection" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: discetion, disection, dissertion. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Dissection"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "dissection" (pronounced dīse"kshun or dī"sekshun)
6-s e" k sh u nintersection, section.
5-e" k sh u nadvection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, detection, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, ejection, election, erection, flexion, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, introspection, objection, overprotection, perfection, predilection, preelection, projection, protection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, resurrection, selection.
4-k sh u nabduction, abstraction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, faction, fiction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3-sh u nabbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
6-s e k sh u nsubsection.
4-k sh u nabduction, abstraction, action, addiction, advection, affection, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, convection, conviction, correction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, defection, depiction, dereliction, destruction, detection, diction, diffraction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, faction, fiction, flexion, fraction, friction, function, imperfection, inaction, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, prediction, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, reaction, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, restriction, resurrection, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, section, seduction, selection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3-sh u nabbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Dissection

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-s-s-t"

-1 letter: consisted, decisions, seditions.

-2 letters: cestoids, decision, dictions, editions, inosites, insisted, noisiest, sections, sedition, tidiness.

-3 letters: cession, cestoid, cissoid, codeins, coedits, consist, cosiest, cosines, ctenoid, deistic, deontic, diciest, diction, dissect, dissent, docents, edition, eosinic, iciness, identic, incests, incised, incises, incited, incites, indices, indicts, indites, inosite, insects, insides, iodines, iodises, ionised, ionises, nosiest, noticed, notices.

 Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-s-s-t"
 

+1 letter: discretions, dissections, midsections.

 

+2 letters: descriptions, desiccations, discontinues.

 

+3 letters: directionless, disaffections, disinfections, educationists, idiomaticness, indiscretions, misdirections, miseducations, reductionisms, reductionists, undissociated.

 

+4 letters: considerations, decompositions, densifications, destructionist, disconnections, disintoxicates, domestications, endocarditises, misdescription, redescriptions, serodiagnostic.

 

+5 letters: aerodynamicists, destructionists, dictatorialness, disconformities, discontinuances, discontinuities, educationalists, idiomaticnesses, microdissection, misdescriptions, pseudoscientist, superinductions, unsophisticated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Dissection


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 69 73 73 65 63 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-..    ..    ...    ...    .    -.-.    -    ..    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01101001 01110011 01110011 01100101 01100011 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#105 &#115 &#115 &#101 &#99 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0069 0073 0073 0065 0063 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38758585716986758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Translations: Ancient
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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