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

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