section

This is not a dictionary! - Search for "section" in The Danish Dictionary

• October 7. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a small army unit usually having a special function

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — noun — english

  the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  section — verb — english

  divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"