cutaway

Thân thiện

A gentleman wears a cutaway to a formal afternoon event.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of formal coat: A man's coat, typically worn as part of morning dress, that is cut so the front ends at the waist and the back has long tails. 2. A type of diagram or model: A drawing, diagram, or model that shows the external surface partially removed or "cut away" to reveal the internal structure, components, or workings.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Coat):

  • The groom looked elegant in his grey cutaway and striped trousers.
  • For the formal ceremony, morning dress, including a cutaway, is required.

• Noun (Diagram/Model):

  • The textbook included a detailed cutaway of a jet engine.
  • Using a cutaway of the building's foundation helped the engineers explain the design.

Advanced Usage

• "Cutaway drawing/view": A specific type of technical illustration that uses the cutaway technique.
  • The manual provides a cutaway view of the transmission assembly.

Variants and Related Words

• Cutaway model (n): A physical three-dimensional model built with a section removed to show the interior.
  • The museum displayed a cutaway model of a vintage automobile.

Synonyms

• For the coat: Morning coat, tailcoat (though a tailcoat is slightly different).
• For the diagram: Cross-section, exploded view, sectional drawing.

Related Phrases

• "In cutaway": Describing the state of wearing a cutaway coat.
  • The diplomatic corps arrived in cutaway for the state event.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
2. a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cutaway drawing
• cutaway model