sxn

Noun

section (plural sections)

1. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

   Synonyms:

   cutting, slice

2. A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
   • Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political...2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21
   1. A group of instruments in an orchestra.
      • The horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn.
3. A part of a document, especially a major part; often notated with §.
4. An act or instance of cutting.
5. A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
   • Japan and China also produced Noah's arks, where Noah was known as Fohi. They were of wood and beautifully decorated, the animals being bright in color and usually flat in section and fixed to flat stands.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 59

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