Section Meaning
There are 15 meaning(s) for word Section
Meaning 1 : a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Example : he always turns first to the business section,the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Synonyms : subdivision
Example : he always turns first to the business section,the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Synonyms : subdivision
Meaning 2 : a specialized division of a large organization
Example : she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Synonyms : department
Example : she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Synonyms : department
Meaning 3 : the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Synonyms : incision, surgical incision
Synonyms : incision, surgical incision
Meaning 4 : (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Synonyms : plane section
Synonyms : plane section
Meaning 5 : one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Example : the finance section of the company
Synonyms : division, part
Example : the finance section of the company
Synonyms : division, part
Meaning 6 : a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
Example : a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course
Synonyms : discussion section
Example : a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course
Synonyms : discussion section
Meaning 8 : one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Example : a section of a fishing rod,metal sections were used below ground
Synonyms : segment
Example : a section of a fishing rod,metal sections were used below ground
Synonyms : segment
Meaning 9 : a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
Example : no section of the nation is more ardent than the South,there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
Example : no section of the nation is more ardent than the South,there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
Meaning 10 : a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
Meaning 11 : a land unit equal to 1 square mile
Meaning 12 : a segment of a citrus fruit
Example : he ate a section of the orange
Example : he ate a section of the orange
Meaning 13 : a small army unit usually having a special function
Meaning 14 : a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
Meaning 15 : a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
Example : sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue
Example : sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue