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section


Definition: Meaning of, section in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n /

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section sections
  1. place/object [countable] one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided into
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  2. part of a whole [countable] one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the whole
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  3. book/newspaper/report [countable] a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc
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  4. group of people [countable] a separate group within a larger group of people
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  5. brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section the people or person in a band or ORCHESTRA, who play the BRASS, RHYTHM etc instruments
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  6. law [countable] one of the parts of a law or a legal document
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  7. side/top view [uncountable and countable] technical a picture that shows what a building, part of the body etc would look like if it were cut from top to bottom or side to side [↪  cross-section]
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  8. medical/scientific technical [uncountable and countable] a medical operation that involves cutting
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  9. medical/scientific technical [countable] a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a MICROSCOPE
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  10. area of land [countable] American English a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side
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  11. mathematics [countable] technical the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
section sectioned sectioned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sectioning sections
[transitive]
  1. British English to officially force someone with a mental illness to go to a PSYCHIATRIC hospital, because they are dangerous to themselves or other people
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  2. to separate something into parts
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  3. technical or medical to cut a very thin flat piece from skin, a plant etc so that you can look at it under a MICROSCOPE
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  4. medical to cut a part of the body in a medical operation
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section used in phrases

  • C-section (noun)
    1. a CAESAREAN
  • Military Intelligence Section 5 (noun)
    1. the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
  • Military Intelligence Section 6 (noun)
    1. the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
  • Section Eight
    1. an order that someone should be dismissed from the US army because they are crazy
  • brass section (noun)
    1. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
  • caesarean section (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a foetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • caesarian section (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a foetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • cesarean section (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • cesarian section (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • clarinet section (noun)
    1. the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
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section used in phrasal verbs

  • section off (phrasal verb)
    1. to separate something into different parts or areas
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