Section - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsekʃn|  American pronunciation of the word section
Brit.  |ˈsekʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word section

noun

- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (syn: subdivision)
he always turns first to the business section
the history of this work is discussed in the next section
- 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 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
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object (syn: segment)
a section of a fishing rod
metal sections were used below ground
- a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole (syn: division, part)
the finance section of the company
- a land unit equal to 1 square mile
- (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- 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
- a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
- a small army unit usually having a special function
- a specialized division of a large organization (syn: department)
she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
- a segment of a citrus fruit
he ate a section of the orange
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (syn: incision)

verb

- divide into segments (syn: segment)

Extra examples

The upper section of the bridge

This section of the road is closed.

The frozen food section in the supermarket

The Crown Heights section of Brooklyn

Do you want to sit in the nonsmoking section?

The dictionary includes a section on signs and symbols.

Section 1123 of the bankruptcy code.

Ads that target one section of the population

The siding comes in five-foot sections.

Peel and section the orange.

Section the chicken and marinate the parts.

She was sectioned by the judge.

The plane's tail section was found in a cornfield.

The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections.

This issue will be discussed further in section 2.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: section
he/she/it: sections
present participle: sectioning
past tense: sectioned
past participle: sectioned
noun
singular: section
plural: sections
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