section

section
sec|tion1 W1S1 [ˈsekʃən] n
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1¦(place/object)¦
2¦(part of a whole)¦
3¦(book/newspaper/report)¦
4¦(group of people)¦
5 brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section
6¦(law)¦
7¦(side/top view)¦
8¦(medical/scientific)¦
9¦(area of land)¦
10¦(mathematics)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: sectio, from secare 'to cut']
1.) ¦(PLACE/OBJECT)¦
one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided into
section of
▪ a busy section of road
▪ the reference section of the library
▪ The plane's tail section was found in a cornfield.
▪ the smoking section (=where you can smoke)
2.) ¦(PART OF A WHOLE)¦
one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the whole
in sections
▪ The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections.
3.) ¦(BOOK/NEWSPAPER/REPORT)¦
a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc
▪ This issue will be discussed further in section 2.
sports/style/business/travel etc section
(=particular part of a newspaper)
4.) ¦(GROUP OF PEOPLE)¦
a separate group within a larger group of people
section of
▪ a large section of the American public
▪ The story was grossly exaggerated by certain sections of the press.
5.) brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section
the people or person in a band or ↑orchestra, who play the ↑brass, ↑rhythm etc instruments
6.) ¦(LAW)¦
one of the parts of a law or a legal document
▪ Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
7.) ¦(SIDE/TOP VIEW)¦ [U and C]
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 in section
▪ Here's the outside view, and here are the floors in section.
8.) ¦(MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC)¦
technical
a) [U and C]
a medical operation that involves cutting
→caesarean section at ↑caesarean
b)
a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a ↑microscope
9.) ¦(AREA OF LAND)¦ AmE
a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side
10.)¦(MATHEMATICS)¦ technical
the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics
section 2
section2 v [T]
1.) BrE to officially force someone with a mental illness to go to a ↑psychiatric hospital, because they are dangerous to themselves or other people
2.) to separate something into parts
▪ Peel and section the oranges.
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
4.) medical to cut a part of the body in a medical operation
section off [section sth<=>off] phr v
to divide an area into parts, especially by putting something between the parts
▪ The vegetable plots were sectioned off by a low wall.

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