Definition of section | What does section mean?
What is the definition of the word SECTION?
Here is a list of definitions for section.
- 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 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; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
- 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; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
- 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; "you'll find it in the hardware 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)
What are the verbs of the word SECTION?
Here is a list of definitions for section.
- divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
What are the synonyms of the word SECTION?
What is another word for SECTION?. Here is a list of synonyms for SECTION
- SECTION
- SUBDIVISION
- SEGMENT
- PART
- DIVISION
- PLANE SECTION
- DISCUSSION SECTION
- DEPARTMENT
- INCISION
- SURGICAL INCISION
Words beginning with SECTION?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with SECTION.
- sections
- sectionizing
- sectionizes
- sectionized
- sectionize
- sectionizations
- sectionization
- sectionising
- sectionises
- sectionised
- sectionise
- sectionisations
- sectionisation
- sectioning
- sectioned
- sectionals
- sectionally
- sectionalizing
- sectionalizes
- sectionalized
- sectionalize
- sectionalists
- sectionalist
- sectionalisms
- sectionalism
- sectionalising
- sectionalises
- sectionalised
- sectionalise
- sectional
- section
What words can be made with SECTION?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with SECTION.
In which dictionaries does the word section exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes