cross-section
5
5.3
- adjective
- /ˈkrɔsˌsɛkʃən/
- Specialized
- In our biology class, we examined the cross-section of a plant stem to study its internal structure.
Examples
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The engineer provided a detailed illustration of the pipe's cross-section to show where it had corroded.
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The architect presented the building's cross-section to demonstrate the layout of each floor.
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If we slice it and turn it, it's also Oval in cross section but perpendicular right.
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So I'm going to draw my Tocorac or my toroidal device in cross section like this.
Synonyms
13
5.5
The shape made when a flat cut passes through a solid object
11
3.7
A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part
3
6.0
Showing the inside of something as if cut through
3
5.8
Showing the inside of something as if cut across
1
7.0
A flat shape made when a flat surface cuts through a solid object
Antonyms
How Revealing
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3.2
- Specialized
1
6.8
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
5
5.3
3
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cross-section combines cross ('across') and section ('a cut' or 'a part'). It meant a cut made 'across' something to show the inside, so today a cross-section is the shape or view you get when you slice straight through an object.