Definition of section

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  • section is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • section is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of section

  • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he always turns first to the business section
    2. the history of this work is discussed in the next section

    Synonyms

    1. subdivision
  • a specialized division of a large organization (noun)

    Examples

    1. she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury

    Synonyms

    1. department
  • the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. incision
    2. surgical incision
  • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. plane section
  • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole (noun)

    Examples

    1. the finance section of the company

    Synonyms

    1. division
    2. part
  • a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately (noun)

    Examples

    1. a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course

    Synonyms

    1. discussion section
  • divide into segments (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. segment
  • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object (noun)

    Examples

    1. a section of a fishing rod
    2. metal sections were used below ground

    Synonyms

    1. segment
  • a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people (noun)

    Examples

    1. no section of the nation is more ardent than the South
    2. there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
  • a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class (noun)
  • a land unit equal to 1 square mile (noun)
  • a segment of a citrus fruit (noun)

    Examples

    1. he ate a section of the orange
  • a small army unit usually having a special function (noun)
  • a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon (noun)
  • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope (noun)

    Examples

    1. sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue

See definition of section in Merriam Webster