cutaway drawing
- noun
- /ˈkʌtəˌweɪ ˈdrɔɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
dibujo en corte
- They used a detailed cutaway drawing in the presentation to show the computer's internal components.
Examples
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The textbook included a cutaway drawing of the engine to illustrate how it works.
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The architect presented a detailed cutaway drawing that displayed the inner workings of the building.
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A cutaway drawing helped us understand the complex inner workings of the building's ventilation system.
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The architect presented a detailed cutaway drawing of the new building.
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Can you show me a cutaway drawing of the engine?
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In the textbook, the cutaway drawing reveals the layers of the Earth, making complex geology easier to understand.
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The engineer used a cutaway drawing to illustrate how the new engine design improved efficiency.
Synonyms
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7.2
A drawing or model that shows the inside of an object by removing outer parts
A model that shows the inside of something by removing part of the outside
Antonyms
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a drawing that shows the inside by removing exterior parts' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cutaway' (a model revealing inner components) with 'drawing' (a picture or diagram). This noun‑noun compound follows ordinary compositional English patterns and is conceptually straightforward and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun cutaway drawing comes from pictures where someone cuts away part of the object's outside so you can see the inner parts. That's why it means a drawing or model that shows the 'inside' of something.