Section

noun
'sɛkʃən

Noun

  • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

    he always turns first to the business section

    the history of this work is discussed in the next section

    Similar:Subdivision
    Type of:WritingMusic
  • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

    a section of a fishing rod

    metal sections were used below ground

    Similar:Segment
    Type of:PortionPart
  • a specialized division of a large organization

    she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury

    Similar:Department
    Type of:Division
  • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

    the finance section of the company

    Similar:DivisionPart
    Type of:ConceptionConstructConcept
  • a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

    a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course

    Type of:CourseFormClass
  • a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

    no section of the nation is more ardent than the South

    there are three synagogues in the Jewish section

    Type of:AreaCountry
  • a segment of a citrus fruit

    he ate a section of the orange

    Type of:Segment
  • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

    sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue

    Type of:Slice
  • the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

    Similar:Incision
    Type of:CuttingCut
  • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

    Type of:AreaExpanse
  • a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

  • a land unit equal to 1 square mile

  • a small army unit usually having a special function

  • a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

    Type of:TeamSquad

Verb

  • divide into segments

    Similar:Segment
    Type of:DividePartSeparate

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