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section

noun
  1. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
    incision
  2. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    “a section of a fishing rod”
    segment
  3. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    division
  4. a self-contained part of a larger composition
    “They always turn first to the business section.”
    subdivision
  5. a segment of a citrus fruit
    “I ate a section of the orange.”
  6. a specialized division of a large organization
    department
  7. a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
  8. a small army unit usually having a special function
  9. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
  10. a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
    “a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course”
    discussion section
  11. (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
    plane section
  12. 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”
  13. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
    “sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue”
  14. a land unit equal to 1 square mile
verb
  1. divide into segments
    segment