section (noun)
51section-cutter — secˈtion cutter noun An instrument for making sections for microscopic work, commonly microtome • • • Main Entry: ↑section …
52section — 1. noun /ˈsɛk.ʃən/ a) A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something. b) A part, piece, subdivision of anything. Syn: cutting, slice, snippet, division …
53section car — /ˈsɛkʃən ka/ (say sekshuhn kah) noun a four wheeled vehicle, usually motorised, used to carry fettlers along a railway line; quadracycle …
54cross section — cross ,section noun 1. ) count or uncount the inside of an object that you can see by cutting through the middle of it from top to bottom a ) a drawing that shows the inside of something 2. ) count a group that contains an example of all or most… …
55cesarean section — or caesarean section noun Usage: often capitalized C Etymology: from the legendary association of such a delivery with the Roman cognomen Caesar Date: 1615 surgical incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring …
56rhythm section — rhythm ,section noun count the instruments or musicians in a band that provide the RHYTHM, for example the drums and BASS GUITAR …
57Caesarean section — ► NOUN ▪ a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother s abdomen. ORIGIN from the story that Julius Caesar was delivered by this method …
58conic section — ► NOUN ▪ the figure of a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola formed by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone …
59cross section — ► NOUN 1) a surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something at right angles to the axis. 2) a typical or representative sample of a larger group …
60rhythm section — ► NOUN ▪ the part of a pop or jazz group supplying the rhythm, in particular the bass and drums …
