English to English
section
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noun (n)
- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)(noun.communication)Example:
He always turns first to the business section.
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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.
source: wordnet30 - a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon(noun.group)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)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.
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.
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)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