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cross section

cross section noun: a section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.

cross section: a section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis
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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.

cross section meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Vietnamese

cross section in Hindi

section formed by a plane cutting through an object
अनुप्रस्थ काट anuprasth kāṭ, अनुप्रस्थ परिच्छेद anuprasth paricched

cross section in Tamil

குறுக்கு வெட்டு, குறுக்குவெட்டுமுகம், குறுக்குவெட்டு, குறுக்குத் தோற்றம், வெட்டுத் தோற்றம், வெட்டுமுகம்

cross section in Kannada

ಸೀಳುನೋಟ, ಕತ್ತರಿ ನೋಟ

cross section in Vietnamese

section formed by a plane cutting through an object
mặt cắt

Forms of cross section

pluralcross sections

Words formed from cross section

Questions about cross section

What does cross section mean?
Cross section means a section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
What is cross section in Hindi?
Cross section in Hindi is अनुप्रस्थ काट (anuprasth kāṭ), अनुप्रस्थ परिच्छेद (anuprasth paricched). See Cross section meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cross section?
Cross section is a noun.
What is the plural of cross section?
The plural of cross section is cross sections.

Words near cross section in the dictionary

  1. Cross River
  2. cross road
  3. cross roads
  4. cross sea
  5. cross seas
  6. cross section
  7. cross sectional
  8. cross sections
  9. cross someone's mind
  10. cross someone's palm
  11. cross someone's palm with silver

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross section (page history and authors); cross section (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cross section (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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