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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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   • English (US)

     SECTION meaning: 1. one of the parts that something is...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     SECTION translate: khu vực, bộ phận, đoạn, khúc. Learn more...

   • Simplified

     SECTION translate: 部分, 部分;片段, 切, 切开;切口, 剖宫产术, 切片,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     SECTION translate: seção, área, seção [feminine]. Learn more...

   • Sectarian

     SECTARIAN definition: 1. caused by or feeling very strong...

   • Secretory

     SECRETORY definition: 1. (of a body part or disease) causing...

   • Non-Smoking

     NON-SMOKING definition: 1. A non-smoking person does not...

   • Ridges

     RIDGE definition: 1. a long, narrow raised part of a...

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   1.	Section - A Self-contained Part Of A ...
   2.	section - a very thin slice (of tissue or ...
   3.	section - a distinct region or ...
   4.	section - one of several parts or pieces ...
   5.	section - a small team of policemen ...

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of section – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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