Section

n. part, segment; slice, piece; subdivision; region, district; paragraph, passage; department, unit

v. partition, divide into segments; cut into, make an incision

Section may refer to:Section (bookbinding), papers folded during bookbindingSection (botany)Section (category theory), also in homological algebra, and including:Section (fiber bundle), in topologyPart of a sheaf (mathematics)Section (group theory)Section (military unit)Section (music)Section (Scouting)Section (United States land surveying)Section, Alabama, a town in the United StatesSection sign (§), in typographyArchaeological sectionCaesarean section, method of child birthPullman section, a type of sleeping car accommodationHistological section, a thin slice of tissue used for microscopic examinationStatigraphic section, layers of rocksSection, a division of a forest range in IndiaSection, an instrumental group within an orchestraInvoluntary commitment, known in the United Kingdom as sectioning
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) subdivision
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) lead, lead-in
(classification) music
2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
(hypernym) slice
(part-holonym) slide, microscope slide
3. 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"
(hypernym) area, country
(hyponym) outskirts
(derivation) segment
4. 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"
(synonym) segment
(hypernym) part, portion
(hyponym) bend, curve
(part-holonym) whole, whole thing, unit
(derivation) segment
5. a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
(hypernym) team, squad
(part-holonym) platoon
6. 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"
(synonym) part, division
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) beginning
(part-holonym) whole
(derivation) segment
7. a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
(hypernym) square mile
8. (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
(synonym) plane section
(hypernym) area, country
(hyponym) cross section
(classification) geometry
9. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
(hypernym) musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
(hyponym) brass section, brass
(part-holonym) orchestra
10. a small army unit usually having a special function
(hypernym) army unit
11. 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"
(synonym) department
(hypernym) division
(hyponym) academic department
12. a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
(hypernym) segment
(part-holonym) citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit
(derivation) segment
13. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
(synonym) incision, surgical incision
(hypernym) cut, cutting
(hyponym) gastromy
(part-holonym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Verb
1. divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
(synonym) segment
(hypernym) separate, divide, part
(hyponym) syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise
(verb-group) segment

n. section; department, division; branch

(n.)
The figure made up of all the points common to a superficies and a solid which meet, or to two superficies which meet, or to two lines which meet. In the first case the section is a superficies, in the second a line, and in the third a point.
  

(n.)
The description or representation of anything as it would appear if cut through by any intersecting plane; depiction of what is beyond a plane passing through, or supposed to pass through, an object, as a building, a machine, a succession of strata; profile.
  

(n.)
The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.
  

(n.)
One of the portions, of one square mile each, into which the public lands of the United States are divided; one thirty-sixth part of a township. These sections are subdivided into quarter sections for sale under the homestead and preemption laws.
  

(n.)
A part separated from something; a division; a portion; a slice.
  

(n.)
A part of a musical period, composed of one or more phrases. See Phrase.
  

(n.)
A division of a genus; a group of species separated by some distinction from others of the same genus; -- often indicated by the sign /.
  

(n.)
A distinct part or portion of a book or writing; a subdivision of a chapter; the division of a law or other writing; a paragraph; an article; hence, the character /, often used to denote such a division.
  

(n.)
A distinct part of a country or people, community, class, or the like; a part of a territory separated by geographical lines, or of a people considered as distinct.