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section
('s/E/k/S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He always turns first to the business section.
    The history of this work is discussed in the next section.
    Synonym:
    subdivision
    source: wordnet30
  • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope(noun.object)
    Example:
    Sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue.
    source: wordnet30
  • a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people(noun.location)
    Example:
    No section of the nation is more ardent than the South.
    There are three synagogues in the Jewish section.
    source: wordnet30
  • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    A section of a fishing rod.
    Metal sections were used below ground.
    Synonym:
    segment
    source: wordnet30
  • a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    The finance section of the company.
    Synonym:
    division, part
    source: wordnet30
  • a land unit equal to 1 square mile(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    plane section
    source: wordnet30
  • a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately(noun.group)
    Example:
    A graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course.
    Synonym:
    discussion section
    source: wordnet30
  • a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • a small army unit usually having a special function(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • a specialized division of a large organization(noun.group)
    Example:
    She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury.
    Synonym:
    department
    source: wordnet30
  • a segment of a citrus fruit(noun.food)
    Example:
    He ate a section of the orange.
    source: wordnet30
  • the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    incision, surgical incision
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • divide into segments(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
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