sections

Meanings

Noun

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
• 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
• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
  • "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
• 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
• a segment of a citrus fruit
• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
• plural of section

Verb

• divide into segments
• third-person singular simple present indicative of section

Synonyms

department, discussion section, division, incision, part, plane section, section, segment, subdivision, surgical incision