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- Dictionarysec·tion/ˈsekSHən/
noun
- 1. any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up: "arrange orange sections on a platter" Similar
- 2. a distinct group within a larger body of people or things: "the children's section of the library" Similar
verb
- 1. divide into sections: "she began to section the grapefruit"
- 2. commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act: British "should she be sectioned?"
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SECTION definition: 1. one of the parts that something is divided into: 2. one of the parts of an orchestra (= a group…. Learn more.
a. : the profile of something as it would appear if cut through by an intersecting plane. b. : the plane figure resulting from the cutting of a solid by a plane. 4. : a natural subdivision of a taxonomic group. 5. : a character § used as a mark for the beginning of a section and as a reference mark. 6.
a part that is cut off or separated. a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the left section of a drawer. the members' section of a golf course; the left section of a drawer.
A section is a part or piece of something that fits together with the other pieces to make a whole. Like the arts section of a newspaper, or the rhythm section of the band that gets reviewed in it.
A section is a diagram of something such as a building or a part of the body. It shows how the object would appear to you if it were cut from top to bottom and looked at from the side. For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan.
sec·tion. (sĕk′shən) n. 1. One of several components; a piece. 2. A subdivision of a written work. 3. Law A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement: section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. 4. A distinct portion of a newspaper: the sports section. 5.
section meaning, definition, what is section: one of the parts that something such as ...: Learn more.