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section

English

🔊 one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
“a section of a fishing rod”
🔊 a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
“he always turns first to the business section”
🔊 a segment of a citrus fruit
“he ate a section of the orange”
🔊 a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
🔊 a small army unit usually having a special function
🔊 a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
🔊 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”
🔊 (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
🔊 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”
🔊 a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
“sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue”
🔊 a land unit equal to 1 square mile
🔊 the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
🔊 one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
“the written part of the exam”
🔊 a specialized division of a large organization
“you'll find it in the hardware department”
🔊 divide into segments
“segment an orange”