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   section

   /ˈsɛkʃn/

   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: "I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder" Similar segmentpartcomponentdivisionpieceportionlengthelementmoduleunitconstituentbitslicefractionfragment
   • ▪ a relatively distinct part of a book, newspaper, statute, or other document: "the " Similar subdivisionpartchaptersubsectiondivisionportioncomponentbitpassageclauseactsceneepisodeinstalment
   • ▪ 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 districtquarterpartsectorzoneprecinctboroughlocalityneighbourhoodsideprovinceterritorydivisionregionareabelttractlocaleinformal:hood
   • ▪ a building plot. New Zealand
   • 2. a distinct group within a larger body of people or things: "the non-parliamentary section of the party" Similar departmentpartdivisionbranchsectorwingcompartment
   • ▪ a group of players of a family of instruments within an orchestra: "the brass section"
   • ▪ a specified military unit: "a GHQ Signals Section"
   • ▪ 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 and forced back into hospital?"

   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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SECTION definition: 1. one of the parts that something is divided into: 2. one of the parts of an orchestra (= a group…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sectionSECTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a part that is cut off or separated. a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the left section of a drawer. the members' section of a golf course; the left section of a drawer.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sectionSection Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SECTION is the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting. How to use section in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Section.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sectionSection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A section is a part or piece of something that fits together with the other pieces to make a whole. Like the arts section of a newspaper, or the rhythm section of the band that gets reviewed in it.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › sectionSection - definition of section by The Free Dictionary

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   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...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   5 days ago · 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.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › sectionSection Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   A part separated or removed by cutting; slice; division. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSECTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SECTION definition: 1. one of the parts that something is divided into: 2. a model or drawing of something that shows…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sectionsection | meaning of section in Longman Dictionary of...

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    section meaning, definition, what is section: one of the parts that something such as ...: Learn more.