x-section
x-section is the abbreviation of cross section.
Meaning of cross section
Noun
cross section (plural cross sections)
- A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
- A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
- A measure for the probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place, typically denoted σ and having units of barns.
Forms of x-section
| plural | x-sections |
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Origin of x-section
From x- + section.
Questions about x-section
- What is x-section the abbreviation of?
- X-section is the abbreviation of cross section.
Words near x-section in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: x-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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