Cross Section

transverse cutting; area which represents a target in relation to a bullet fired

Cross section can refer to:Cross section (geometry), the intersection of a 3-dimensional body with a plane. One example is a normal road.Cross section (physics), the likelihood of an interaction event between two particlesRadar cross sectionNeutron cross-sectionNeutrino cross sectionAbsorption cross sectionPhotoionisation cross sectionPlan view, in orthographic projections, a view taken part way through an objectAn alternative name for a section of a fiber bundle or a sheaf, in differential and algebraic geometry and topology.
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Noun
1. a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
(hypernym) section, plane section
(hyponym) profile
2. a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
(hypernym) sample
(classification) statistics
3. (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
(hypernym) probability, chance
(classification) nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics

Adjective
1. representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the neck"
(synonym) cross-section(a), cross-sectional
(similar) crosswise

a view into the inside of a semiconductor made by cutting through the device. Cross sections allow the depth of diffusions into the semiconductor and the thickness of various films and their relationships to be examined.

Synonyms and related words:
adjunct, chiasma, component, contingent, crossing, cruciation, decussation, detachment, detail, division, dole, embodiment, example, exponent, fraction, installment, intercrossing, intersecting, intersection, item, parcel, part, particular, percentage, portion, quadrant, quarter, quota, random sample, remainder, representation, representative, sample, sampling, section, sector, segment, share, specimen, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, transection, transversion, traversal, type, typification