cutting vs dissection

dissection vs cutting

cutting and dissection both are nouns.

cutting is an adjective but dissection is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No
dissection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dissection is a hyponym of cutting; that is, dissection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cutting:

cutting: the act of cutting something into parts
dissection: cutting so as to separate into pieces

Other hyponyms of cutting include severance, severing, scission, slicing, undercut.

cutting (noun)	dissection (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends	cutting so as to separate into pieces
the act of cutting something into parts	detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge	a minute and critical analysis
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
the act of diluting something
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
a piece cut off from the main part of something
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

cutting (adjective)	dissection (adjective)
unpleasantly cold and damp
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Difference between cutting and dissection

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