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Defenition of the word section

    • Defenition of the word section

      • Graphical representation of an architectural cutting in the direction of the length or width, carried out to reveal the internal structure.
      • To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
      • An image that shows an object as if cut along a plane, usually at right angles to a main axis.
      • 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"
      • 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"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
      • 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 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"
      • 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 of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
      • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
      • one of several pieces or parts 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"
      • a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
      • divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
      • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
      • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
      • a segment of a citrus fruit
      • a specialized division of a large organization
      • a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
      • a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
      • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
      • a land unit equal to 1 square mile
      • divide into segments

    Synonyms for the word section

      • bit
      • department
      • divide
      • divide up
      • division
      • fragment
      • incision
      • part
      • partition
      • piece
      • plane section
      • portion
      • sector
      • segment
      • slice
      • split
      • subdivision

    Similar words in the section

      • section
      • section's
      • sectional
      • sectionalism
      • sectionalism's
      • sectionals
      • sectioned
      • sectioning
      • sections

    Meronymys for the word section

      • band
      • citrous fruit
      • citrus
      • citrus fruit
      • microscope slide
      • operation
      • orchestra
      • platoon
      • slide
      • surgery
      • surgical operation
      • surgical procedure
      • surgical process
      • unit
      • whole
      • whole thing

    Hyponyms for the word section

      • above
      • academic department
      • article
      • beginning
      • bend
      • book
      • bout
      • brass
      • brass section
      • business department
      • canto
      • chapter
      • chukka
      • chukker
      • clause
      • close
      • closing
      • component
      • conclusion
      • constituent
      • cross section
      • curve
      • dado
      • development
      • element
      • end
      • ending
      • episode
      • exposition
      • factor
      • final period
      • first period
      • Forbidden City
      • frame
      • game
      • gastromy
      • government department
      • half
      • high point
      • ingredient
      • inning
      • insert
      • introduction
      • keratotomy
      • laparotomy
      • lead
      • lead-in
      • leaf
      • lede
      • length
      • locality
      • mezuza
      • mezuzah
      • middle
      • narration
      • neck of the woods
      • neighborhood
      • neighbourhood
      • nephrotomy
      • obbligato
      • obligato
      • orchotomy
      • outskirts
      • over
      • passage
      • payroll
      • payroll department
      • percussion
      • percussion section
      • perineotomy
      • period
      • personnel
      • personnel department
      • personnel office
      • phlebotomy
      • quarter
      • recapitulation
      • reed section
      • rhythm section
      • round
      • sclerotomy
      • second period
      • security
      • security department
      • sports section
      • spot
      • staff office
      • straight
      • straightaway
      • string section
      • strings
      • subdivision
      • subsection
      • sura
      • syllabicate
      • syllabify
      • syllabise
      • syllabize
      • thoracotomy
      • turn
      • valvotomy
      • valvulotomy
      • vasosection
      • vasotomy
      • venesection
      • vicinity

    Hypernyms for the word section

      • area
      • army unit
      • beam
      • class
      • concept
      • conception
      • construct
      • country
      • course
      • cut
      • cutting
      • divide
      • division
      • expanse
      • form
      • grade
      • music
      • musical group
      • musical organisation
      • musical organization
      • part
      • piece of writing
      • portion
      • segment
      • separate
      • slice
      • squad
      • square mile
      • surface area
      • team
      • writing
      • written material

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