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cross-sectional

cross-sectional adjective: of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.

Adjective

cross-sectional (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.

Forms of cross-sectional

alternative formcross sectional
alternative formcrossectional

Origin of cross-sectional

From cross section + -al.

Questions about cross-sectional

What does cross-sectional mean?
Cross-sectional means of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
What part of speech is cross-sectional?
Cross-sectional is an adjective.

Words near cross-sectional in the dictionary

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

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