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section

/ section /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a small army unit usually having a special function
Type of:
army unit
noun Sense 2
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
Type of:
musical organization musical organisation musical group
Kinds of:
brass section brass string section strings percussion section
Has parts:
orchestra band
noun Sense 3
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"
Type of:
area country
Kinds of:
outskirts vicinity locality neighborhood neighbourhood
Derived:
segment
noun Sense 4
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
Type of:
team squad
Has parts:
platoon
noun Sense 5
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
"sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
Type of:
slice
Has parts:
slide microscope slide
noun Sense 6
a segment of a citrus fruit
"he ate a section of the orange"
Type of:
segment
Has parts:
citrus citrus fruit citrous fruit
Derived:
segment
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
writing written material piece of writing
Kinds of:
lead lead-in canto sports section article
Domain:
music
noun Sense 8
a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
Type of:
square mile
noun Sense 9
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"
Type of:
part portion
Kinds of:
bend curve dado leaf length
Has parts:
whole whole thing unit
Derived:
segment
noun Sense 10
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Type of:
area country
Kinds of:
cross section
Domain:
geometry
noun Sense 11
the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Type of:
cut cutting
Kinds of:
gastromy keratotomy perineotomy laparotomy orchotomy
Has parts:
operation surgery surgical operation
Derived:
incise
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
division
Kinds of:
academic department business department personnel department personnel office personnel
noun Sense 13
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"
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
beginning middle end high point component
Has parts:
whole
Derived:
segment
verb Sense 14
divide into segments
"segment an orange"
"segment a compound word"
Type of:
separate divide part
Kinds of:
syllabify syllabicate syllabize syllabise quarter
Derived:
part division segment partition partitioning
Verb group:
segment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
94
Times Searched
2
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army unit musical organization musical organisation musical group brass section brass string section strings percussion section area country outskirts