Section

Quick meaning: Section is a noun meaning A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

Meaning

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

More Meanings

1. A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
2. A part of a document, especially a major part; often notated with §.
3. An act or instance of cutting.
4. A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
5. (surgery) An incision or the act of making an incision.
6. (sciences) thin section, a thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
7. (botany) A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.

Example Sentences

You may hear a physician say, "I don't want to section her until the baby declares itself."

The doctor then sectioned her, making her an involuntary patient, and had her moved to a secure ward.

"But if she's gone into active labour she could be bleeding massively and you may have to section her there and then."

After explaining that for 7 years, from ’88 to ’95, I was permanently sectioned under the Mental Health act, robbed of my freedom, my integrity, my rights, I wrote at the time;- […]

Word Forms

• sections
• sectioning
• sectioned

Synonyms for section

Depending on context, synonyms include sectio, cutting, slice, division, part, piece.

Antonyms for section

Common opposites include whole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include segment, subdivision, division, part, department, incision.

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