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section

14 definitions • 20 examples
1
one of the parts that something is divided into:

Examples:

section of the sports section of the newspaper
the tail section of an aircraft
Does the restaurant have a non-smoking section?
The poorest sections of the community have much worse health.
under section He was charged under section 17 of the Firearms Act (= according to that part of the law).
2
one of the parts of an orchestra (= a group of musicians who play many different instruments together) or band, consisting of people who play the same kind of instruments:

Examples:

With the string sections sitting at the front of the stage, they can sometimes overwhelm the woodwind section.
The piece gave the horn section a chance to shine.
3
a cut made in part of the body in an operation
4
an operation in which a woman's uterus is cut open to allow a baby to be born
5
a very thin slice of a part of an animal, plant, or other object made in order to see its structure:

Examples:

Each section is mounted on a slide and examined under the microscope.
6
a drawing or model that shows the structure of something by cutting part of it away:

Examples:

vertical section This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers.
7
the shape of a flat surface that is produced when an object is cut into separate pieces
8
showing what something would look like if the surface was cut away and you could see inside:

Examples:

The first diagram is a view of the building from the street, and the second shows it in section.
9
to officially force someone who has mental health problems to stay in a hospital and receive treatment because they might harm themselves or other people:

Examples:

He was sectioned under section 4 of the Mental Health Act.
10
a part of something:

Examples:

Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper.
He lived in a poor section of town.
You’ll find ice cream in the frozen food section of the supermarket.
11
to divide something into parts:

Examples:

If the tooth is sectioned lengthwise, ridges of alternating dark and light rings can be seen.
12
one of the parts of a book, newspaper, website, etc. that deals with a particular subject:

Examples:

The article appeared in the business section of the Sunday Times.
a section on sth The website has a useful section on business law.
13
one of the parts that a document or law is divided into, each of which has its own number:

Examples:

under section 2/20, etc. of sth The purchaser could have brought an action against the vendor under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act.
14
one of the parts of an organization:

Examples:

His section was due to be audited.
the Accounting and Finance Section

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