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   Sec·tion

   /ˈsekSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up: "arrange orange sections on a platter" Similar segmentpartcomponentdivisionpieceportionlengthelementmoduleunitconstituentbitslicefractionfragment
   • ▪ a relatively distinct part of a book, newspaper, statute, or other document: "the " Similar subdivisionpartchaptersubsectiondivisionportioncomponentbitpassageclauseactsceneepisodeinstallment
   • ▪ a measure of land, equal to one square mile. North American
   • ▪ a particular district of a town: North American "a residential section of the capital" Similar districtquarterpartsectorzoneprecinctboroughlocalityneighborhoodsideprovinceterritorydivisionregionareabelttractlocaleinformal:hood
   • 2. a distinct group within a larger body of people or things: "the children's section of the library" Similar departmentpartdivisionbranchsectorwingcompartment
   • ▪ a group of players of a family of instruments within an orchestra: "the brass section"
   • ▪ a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately: "graduate students lead discussion sections for professors' lecture courses"
   • ▪ a specified military unit: "a camouflage section was added to the army"
   • ▪ a subdivision of an army platoon.
   • ▪ a secondary taxonomic category, especially a subgenus.
   • 3. the cutting of a solid by or along a plane.
   • ▪ the shape resulting from cutting a solid along a plane: "nails of round section"
   • ▪ a representation of the internal structure of something as if it has been cut through vertically or horizontally: "a section of face, showing the position of the organs of speech"
   • ▪ a separation by cutting.
   • ▪ a thin slice of plant or animal tissue prepared for microscopic examination.

   verb

   • 1. divide into sections: "she began to section the grapefruit"
   • ▪ separate an area from a larger one: "parts of the curved balcony had been sectioned off with wrought-iron grilles"
   • ▪ cut (animal or plant tissue) into thin slices for microscopic examination: "the specimens were embedded and serially sectioned"
   • ▪ divide by cutting: "it is common veterinary practice to section the nerves to the hoof of a limping horse"
   • 2. commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act: British "should she be sectioned?"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sectionable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySECTION definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   6 days ago · A section is a diagram of something such as a building or a part of the body. It shows how the object would appear to you if it were cut from top to bottom and looked at from the side. For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan. More Synonyms of section. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of section noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › sectionsection - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 9, 2024 · A part of a document, especially a major part; often notated with §. An act or instance of cutting. A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane). ( aviation) A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight. ( topology) A function that generalizes the notion of the graph of a function ...

5. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › sectionSection | Definition of section by Merriam-Webster

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   a: a part that may be, is, or is viewed as separated <a board cut into sections> <the northern section of the route>

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › section_1section noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of section noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. section. noun. /ˈsɛkʃn/ part/piece. [countable] any of the parts into which something is divided That section of the road is still closed. The library has a large biology section. the tail section of the plane. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › sectionSECTION definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   Definition of section in Essential American English Dictionary. section. noun. us / ˈsek·ʃən/ Add to word list Add to word list. B1. one of the parts that something is divided into: a non-smoking section in a restaurant. the business section of a newspaper.

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   Definition of section verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.