section
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
sections
plural
sections
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECTION
1
[count]
a
:
one of the parts that form something
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the upper section of the bridge
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This section of the road is closed.
b
:
a particular area that is part of a larger place
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the frozen food section in the supermarket
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the library's reference section
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the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn
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Do you want to sit in the nonsmoking section?
c
:
a part of a newspaper, play, book, etc.
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Can I see the sports section (of the newspaper)?
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The dictionary includes a section on signs and symbols.
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Section 1123 of the bankruptcy code
d
:
a part of a group of people
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ads that target one section of the population
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He had his own cheering section in the stands. [=his own group of people who were cheering for him]
2
[count]
:
one of several parts made so that something can be put together easily
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The siding comes in five-foot sections.
3
[count]
:
a part of a band or orchestra that has instruments of a particular kind
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the brass section
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the rhythm section
4
[count]
US
:
one of the parts of an orange, grapefruit, or similar fruit that can be easily separated from each other
—
see color picture on this page
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a section of grapefruit
5
[count]
medical
:
a layer cut from a part of the body
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see also cesarean section
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He examined tissue sections of the brain under a microscope.
6
a
[noncount]
:
a diagram showing how something would look if it was cut from the top to the bottom
:
cross section
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a drawing of a ship in section
b
[count]
mathematics
:
a shape that is made when a line cuts through a solid figure
7
[count]
US
:
a piece of land that is one mile wide and one mile long
2
section
/ˈsɛkʃən/
verb
sections;
sectioned;
sectioning
2
section
/ˈsɛkʃən/
verb
sections;
sectioned;
sectioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECTION
[+ object]
1
:
to divide (something) into parts
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Peel and section the orange.
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Section the chicken and marinate the parts.
2
British
:
to officially send (a mentally ill person) to a psychiatric hospital
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She was sectioned by the judge.
section off
[phrasal verb]
section (something) off
or
section off (something)
:
to separate (an area) from a larger area
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Part of the field was sectioned off for parking.
