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- DictionarySec·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"
- 2. a distinct group within a larger body of people or things: "the children's section of the library"
verb
- 1. divide into sections: "she began to section the grapefruit"
- 2. commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act: British "should she be sectioned?"
SECTION meaning: 1. one of the parts that something is divided into: 2. one of the parts of an orchestra (= a group…. Learn more.
noun. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole. “the finance section of the company”. synonyms: division, part. see more. noun. a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people.
B1. one of the parts that something is divided into: a non-smoking section in a restaurant. the business section of a newspaper. the tail section of an aircraft. Fewer examples. Nowhere was the lack of skilled workers more apparent than in the engineering section.
4 days ago · 1. a part that is cut off or separated. 2. a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like. the poor section of town. the left section of a drawer. 3. a distinct part or subdivision of a writing, as of a newspaper, legal code, chapter, etc.
a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the members' section of a golf course; the left section of a drawer.
Define section. section synonyms, section pronunciation, section translation, English dictionary definition of section. n. 1. One of several components; a piece. 2. A subdivision of a written work. 3. Law A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often...
noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /ˈsekʃn/ part/piece. [countable] any of the parts into which something is divided. section of something That section of the road is still closed. the tail section of the plane. The library has a large biology section. see also conic section, golden section. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.