vertical section

  • 1vertical section — vertical cut, lengthwise portion …

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  • 2vertical section — noun a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it • Hypernyms: ↑mechanical drawing * * * noun : a mechanical drawing showing an interior, wall thicknesses, and similar relations as if… …

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  • 3Section — Sec tion, n. [L. sectio, fr. secare, sectum, to cut; akin to E. saw a cutting instrument: cf. F. section. See {Saw}, and cf. {Scion}, {Dissect}, {Insect}, {Secant}, {Segment}.] 1. The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of… …

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  • 4Section liner — Section Sec tion, n. [L. sectio, fr. secare, sectum, to cut; akin to E. saw a cutting instrument: cf. F. section. See {Saw}, and cf. {Scion}, {Dissect}, {Insect}, {Secant}, {Segment}.] 1. The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the… …

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  • 5section — n. division of a newspaper 1) the business; classified; news; sports; travel section plane figure (geometry) 2) a conical; cross; vertical section group of instruments 3) a brass; percussion; string; woodwind section 4) in a section (to play in… …

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  • 6section — (sè ksion ; en vers, de trois syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action de couper. Section des tendons. •   Pourquoi les tyrans n ordonnaient ils pas la blessure au coeur ou la section des artères, dont on périt si rapidement ?, DIDER. Claude et Nér. I, 14.… …

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  • 7section — sec|tion1 [ sekʃən ] noun count *** ▸ 1 part of group ▸ 2 area within place ▸ 3 people in larger group ▸ 4 process of cutting ▸ 5 image of something as if cut 1. ) something, or a group of things, that forms part of a larger group: section of: He …

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  • 8section — [[t]se̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ sections, sectioning, sectioned 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A section of something is one of the parts into which it is divided or from which it is formed. → See also cross section He said it was wrong to single out any… …

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  • 9section — I UK [ˈsekʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms section : singular section plural sections *** 1) something, or a group of things, that forms part of a larger group section of: He condemned the campaign that is being mounted in some sections of …

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  • 10section*/*/*/ — [ˈsekʃ(ə)n] noun [C] 1) a person, group, part, or area that forms part of something larger The frozen foods section is in the rear of the shop.[/ex] A large section of the population lives in poverty.[/ex] 2) a part of a newspaper, book, or other …

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