section
Definition (noun): a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Example: he always turns first to the business section
Definition (noun): a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Example: the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Definition (noun): a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
Example: sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue
Definition (noun): a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
Example: no section of the nation is more ardent than the South
Definition (noun): a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
Example: there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
Definition (noun): one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Example: a section of a fishing rod
Definition (noun): one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Example: metal sections were used below ground
Definition (noun): one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Example: finished the final segment of the road
Definition (noun): a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
Definition (noun): one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Example: the written part of the exam
Definition (noun): one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Example: the finance section of the company
Definition (noun): one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Example: the BBC’s engineering division
Definition (noun): a land unit equal to 1 square mile
Definition (noun): (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Definition (noun): a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
Example: a graduate student taught sections for the professor’s lecture course
Definition (noun): a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
Definition (noun): a small army unit usually having a special function
Definition (noun): a specialized division of a large organization
Example: you’ll find it in the hardware department
Definition (noun): a specialized division of a large organization
Example: she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Definition (noun): a segment of a citrus fruit
Example: he ate a section of the orange
Definition (noun): the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Definition (verb): divide into segments
Example: segment an orange
Definition (verb): divide into segments
Example: segment a compound word