an·a·lyt·i·cal \-ə̇kəl, -ēk-\adjective Etymology: Late Latin analyticus + English -al 1.: analytic 2.of cubist art: involving the breakdown of a natural subject into component planes and geometric forms • an·a·lyt·i·cal·ly\-ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\adverb