section
noun (CUT) /ˈsek.ʃən/Definition
› [C or U] specialized a cut made in part of the body in an operationSurgery › [C] specialized a caesarean (section)BirthPregnancy › [C] specialized a very thin slice of a part of an animal, plant, or other object made in order to see its structure: Each section is mounted on a slide and examined under the microscope.Words meaning small pieces and amounts › [C] specialized a drawing or model that shows the structure of something by cutting part of it away: This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers.Painting, drawing and printingModels and moulds › [C] the shape of a flat surface that is produced when an object is cut into separate piecesParts of geometrical shapes in section › showing what something would look like if the surface was cut away and you could see inside: The first diagram is a view of the shop from the street, and the second shows it in section.Painting, drawing and printing
(Definition of section noun (CUT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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