Definition of Section

Noun

  • the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
    - surgical incision
  • a segment of a citrus fruit
    "he ate a section of the orange"
  • 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"
  • a small army unit usually having a special function
  • a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
  • 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"
    - discussion section
  • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
    - plane section
  • a land unit equal to 1 square mile
  • 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"
  • a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
    "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
  • 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"

Verb

  • divide into segments
    "segment an orange"
    "segment a compound word"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Section

  • Scrabble® score of the section (9)
  • Word Chums® score of the section (13)
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Unscramble section

200 unscramble word found using the letters section.
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