section
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃən/
- Specialized
- The scientist prepared a section of the tissue to study its cellular structure under a microscope.
- frozen section
- thin section
- stained sections
Examples
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A demographics section was included to provide a description of the sample used in the study.
Academic text (2015) -
And it's a section through the twin brain of a rat.
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And here within bone, this is a section through bone.
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As she opened it, a section slipped free and fell onto the floor.
Fiction book (2000) -
Half its length was made of bone sections riveted with silver; the rest, solid gold.
Fiction book (1992) -
The cores are cut into sections, and then crushed.
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Olivia walked off toward the hematology section of the lab, then turned back.
Fiction book (1998) -
So you see here the section of the esophagus implanted in this way.
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We removed endogenous peroxidase by dipping the sections in 3% hydrogen peroxide for 10 minutes.
Academic text (2008) -
There's edema and localized swelling In the section of the temporal lobe That controls short-Term memory.
Synonyms
10
4.2
A small sample of blood, urine, or tissue taken for testing
Compounds
- Specialized
57
3.4
A surgery to deliver a baby by making cuts in the mother's abdomen and womb
- Specialized
11
3.7
A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part
- Specialized
5
5.3
Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk
2
3.5
A group of musicians in an orchestra who play instruments like violins and cellos
1
3.4
A small group in a course where students meet to talk about material, usually led by a teaching assistant
- Specialized
1
7.5
A special way to divide a line or shape so the parts follow a fixed proportion often used in art
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1
6.9
A curve made when a flat surface cuts a cone, like an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola
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1
6.2
A drawing that shows the inside of a building or machine as if you cut it from top to bottom
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1
5.4
A drawing that shows what a building or object looks like when cut horizontally
1
4.0
A teacher who leads a part of a college course, like a lab or discussion group
- Specialized
An operation to help a woman have a baby by making cuts in her belly and womb
A part of the British government that protects the country from spies and other internal threats
A British government service that gathers secret information abroad and runs secret operations
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Section comes from the Latin secare 'to cut', and in science it means a very thin slice made by cutting tissue or minerals for study under a microscope, like when you dissect something to look inside.