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crosssection

crosssection is the alternative spelling 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 crosssection

pluralcrosssections

Questions about crosssection

What is crosssection the alternative spelling of?
Crosssection is the alternative spelling of cross section.

Words near crosssection in the dictionary

  1. crossrows
  2. crossruff
  3. crossruffed
  4. crossruffing
  5. crossruffs
  6. crosssection
  7. crosssectional
  8. crosssections
  9. crossstaff
  10. crossstaffs
  11. crosst

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crosssection (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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