Noun Definition
section
1.Definition: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Related Noun(s):plane section
Category: Places2.Definition: 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"
Category: Places3.Definition: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
Category: General6.Definition: 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"
Related Noun(s):subdivision
Category: General8.Definition: 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"
Category: General10.Definition: a specialized division of a large organization
"You'll find it in the hardware department", "She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
Related Noun(s):department
Category: General11.Definition: a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
"Sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
Category: Objects12.Definition: 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", "Finished the final segment of the road"
Related Noun(s):segment
Category: Objects13.Definition: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
"The written part of the exam", "The finance section of the company", "The BBC's engineering division"
Category: General14.Definition: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Related Noun(s):incision
Category: General