Cutaway
noun
A piece of something that has been removed to show the inside or hidden parts.
The science book has a cutaway of the human body.
Often appears as...
- cutaway diagram
- cutaway view
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Technical
adjective
Description of a garment, especially a coat or jacket, that is shorter at the front than at the back.
He wore a cutaway coat to the formal event.
Often appears as...
- cutaway suit
- cutaway collar
noun
In film, television or music, a fast change from one scene to another or a shot that shows something different from the main action.
The movie used a cutaway to transition from one scene to the next.
Often appears as...
- cutaway shot
- use a cutaway
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Technical
noun
A device or system in engines that stops power transmission.
The mechanic activated the cutaway to stop the engine.
Often appears as...
- engine cutaway
- cutaway system
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Technical
noun
A piece of something that has been removed to show the inside or hidden parts.
The science book has a cutaway of the human body.
Often appears as...
- cutaway diagram
- cutaway view
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Description of a garment, especially a coat or jacket, that is shorter at the front than at the back.
He wore a cutaway coat to the formal event.
Often appears as...
- cutaway suit
- cutaway collar
noun
In film, television or music, a fast change from one scene to another or a shot that shows something different from the main action.
The movie used a cutaway to transition from one scene to the next.
Often appears as...
- cutaway shot
- use a cutaway
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device or system in engines that stops power transmission.
The mechanic activated the cutaway to stop the engine.
Often appears as...
- engine cutaway
- cutaway system
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Explanation
The term often relates to visuals that help to understand complex structures by showing hidden parts.
Engineers studied the cutaway to see how the gears fit together.
Pro Tip 2/2Educational Tool
Cutaways are common in textbooks and educational materials for clarity on internal components.
The textbook's cutaway illustrated the plant's root system.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Explanation
The term often relates to visuals that help to understand complex structures by showing hidden parts.
Engineers studied the cutaway to see how the gears fit together.
Pro Tip 2/2Educational Tool
Cutaways are common in textbooks and educational materials for clarity on internal components.
The textbook's cutaway illustrated the plant's root system.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Explanation
The term often relates to visuals that help to understand complex structures by showing hidden parts.
Engineers studied the cutaway to see how the gears fit together.
Pro Tip 2/2Educational Tool
Cutaways are common in textbooks and educational materials for clarity on internal components.
The textbook's cutaway illustrated the plant's root system.
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Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: Cut...
The point of this cutaway is to show people a view of hamburgers they haven't seen before and to explain the physics of hamburgers and the chemistry of hamburgers, because, believe it or not, there is something to the physics and chemistry -- in particular, those flames underneath the burger. Most of the characteristic char-grilled taste
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The birth of a word -...
speech context what about the visual context we're now looking at think of this as a dollhouse cutaway of the of we've taken those circular fisheye lens cameras and we've done some optical correction and then we can bring it into a three dimensional life so welcome to
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Encouraging curiosity-dri...
this is the giant fly this is the proboscis this is the actual pump that it goes through and then it comes out and this is a cutaway of the head itself the case I'm trying to make here is actually the value of curiosity driven
Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: Cut...
The point of this cutaway is to show people a view of hamburgers they haven't seen before and to explain the physics of hamburgers and the chemistry of hamburgers, because, believe it or not, there is something to the physics and chemistry -- in particular, those flames underneath the burger. Most of the characteristic char-grilled taste
Video examples
The birth of a word -...
speech context what about the visual context we're now looking at think of this as a dollhouse cutaway of the of we've taken those circular fisheye lens cameras and we've done some optical correction and then we can bring it into a three dimensional life so welcome to
Video examples
Encouraging curiosity-dri...
this is the giant fly this is the proboscis this is the actual pump that it goes through and then it comes out and this is a cutaway of the head itself the case I'm trying to make here is actually the value of curiosity driven
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Evan Daugherty
American Writer
In 'Snow White and the Hunstman,' when we see them in the Dark Forest, you're allowed a lot of freedom to be able to cutaway to, for instance, the prince. That B and C story stuff helps the writing process, even though it makes it a more complicated movie.
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Angus Young
Scottish Musician
I always liked the double cutaway. It looked like two horns. It's like a red devil. So I went to the guitar shop, saw an SG that was sitting there looking rather lonely, and said, 'Hey, that's for me.
Quote examples
Evan Daugherty
American Writer
In 'Snow White and the Hunstman,' when we see them in the Dark Forest, you're allowed a lot of freedom to be able to cutaway to, for instance, the prince. That B and C story stuff helps the writing process, even though it makes it a more complicated movie.
Quote examples
Angus Young
Scottish Musician
I always liked the double cutaway. It looked like two horns. It's like a red devil. So I went to the guitar shop, saw an SG that was sitting there looking rather lonely, and said, 'Hey, that's for me.
Example 1 of 2
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