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cross-section

cross-section is the alternative form of cross section.

Meaning of cross section

Noun

cross section (plural cross sections)

  1. A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
  2. A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
  3. A measure for the probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place, typically denoted σ and having units of barns.

Forms of cross-section

pluralcross-sections

Questions about cross-section

What is cross-section the alternative form of?
Cross-section is the alternative form of cross section.

Words near cross-section in the dictionary

  1. cross-rows
  2. cross-ruff
  3. cross-ruffed
  4. cross-ruffing
  5. cross-ruffs
  6. cross-section
  7. cross-sectional
  8. cross-sectionalities
  9. cross-sectionality
  10. cross-sectionally
  11. cross-sections

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross-section (page history and authors); cross section (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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