section
sek shuhn
- n 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 - n a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue - n 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 - n 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 - n a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
- n one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
the finance section of the company - n a land unit equal to 1 square mile
- n (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- n 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 - n a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
- n a small army unit usually having a special function
- n a specialized division of a large organization
she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury - n a segment of a citrus fruit
he ate a section of the orange - n the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
- v divide into segments
- On the same day, the much larger "Style" section of the Washington Post offered, among other things, profiles of Chou En-lai and Mao Tse-tung excerpted from Andr Malraux's .
- Girls trounced boys on the new writing section, 502 to 491.
- Original section names from the magazine appear in gray text in parenthesis beside the article's headline.