- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical);
"he always turns first to the business section"
"the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
- a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope;
"sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
- a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people;
"no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"
"there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object;
"a section of a fishing rod"
"metal sections were used below ground"
"finished the final segment of the road"
- a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole;
"the written part of the exam"
"the finance section of the company"
"the BBC's engineering division"
- a land unit equal to 1 square mile
- (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately;
"a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"
- a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
- a small army unit usually having a special function
- a specialized division of a large organization;
"you'll find it in the hardware department"
"she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
- a segment of a citrus fruit;
"he ate a section of the orange"
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
