section

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛkʃən/
/ˈsɛkʃən/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

2 Definition

A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

3 Definition

A part of a document.

4 Definition

An act or instance of cutting.

5 Definition

A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).

6 Definition

An incision or the act of making an incision.

7 Definition

A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.

8 Definition

A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.

9 Definition

An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks.

10 Definition

A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.

11 Definition

A right inverse.

12 Definition

A piece of residential land; a plot.

13 Definition

A one-mile square area of land, defined by a government survey.

14 Definition

Any of the squares, each containing 640 acres, into which the public lands of the United States were divided.

15 Definition

The symbol §, denoting a section of a document.

16 Definition

A sequence of rock layers.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

2 Definition

To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.

3 Definition

To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

4 Definition

Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).