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Noun section has 13 senses

section, subdivision - 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"
--₁ is a kind of writing, written material, piece of writing; music
--₁ has particulars:

lead, lead-in; canto; sports section; article, clause; book; chapter; episode; spot; spot; insert; introduction; narration; conclusion, end, close, closing, ending; passage; mezuzah, mezuza; sura; obbligato, obligato; recapitulation

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"
--₂ is a kind of slice
--₂ is a part of slide, microscope slide
section - 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"
--₃ is a kind of area, country
--₃ has particulars:
outskirts; vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods; Forbidden City

Derived form: verb section₁
section, segment - 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"
--₄ is a kind of part, portion
--₄ is a part of whole, whole thing, unit
--₄ has particulars:
bend, curve; dado; leaf; length; straightaway, straight; subsection, subdivision

Derived form: verb section₁
section - a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
--₅ is a kind of team, squad
--₅ is a part of platoon
part, section, division - 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"
--₆ is a kind of concept, conception, construct
--₆ is a part of whole
--₆ has particulars:
beginning; middle; end; high point; component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient

Derived form: verb section₁
section - a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
--₇ is a kind of square mile
section, plane section - (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
--₈ is a kind of area, country
--₈ has particulars: cross section
section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
--₉ is a kind of musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
--₉ is a part of orchestra; band
--₉ has particulars:
brass section, brass; string section, strings; percussion section, percussion, rhythm section; reed section
section - a small army unit usually having a special function
--₁₀ is a kind of army unit
department, section - 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"
--₁₁ is a kind of division
--₁₁ has particulars:
academic department; business department; personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office; government department; payroll, payroll department; security, security department
section - a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
--₁₂ is a kind of segment
--₁₂ is a part of citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit
Derived form: verb section₁
incision, section, surgical incision - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
--₁₃ is a kind of cut, cutting
--₁₃ is a part of
operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
--₁₃ has particulars:
gastromy; keratotomy; perineotomy; laparotomy; orchotomy; sclerotomy; nephrotomy; valvotomy, valvulotomy; venesection, phlebotomy; vasotomy, vasosection

Verb section has 1 sense

segment, section - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
--₁ is one way to separate, divide, part

Derived forms: noun section₁₂, noun section₆, noun section₄, noun section₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something