SECTION

• (noun) the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

  synonyms : incision , surgical incision

• (noun) one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

  "a section of a fishing rod", "metal sections were used below ground", "finished the final segment of the road"

  synonyms : segment

• (noun) one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

  "the written part of the exam", "the finance section of the company", "the BBC's engineering division"

  synonyms : division , part

• (noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

  "he always turns first to the business section", "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

  synonyms : subdivision

• (noun) a segment of a citrus fruit

  "he ate a section of the orange"

• (noun) a specialized division of a large organization

  "you'll find it in the hardware department", "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

  synonyms : department

• (noun) a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• (noun) a small army unit usually having a special function

• (noun) a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : discussion section

• (noun) (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

  synonyms : plane section

• (noun) a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

  "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South", "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

• (noun) a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

  "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"

• (noun) a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• (verb) divide into segments

  "segment an orange", "segment a compound word"

  synonyms : segment

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