section : Idioms & Phrases

• (Math.), a branch of analysis which treats of the relations of sines, tangents, etc., of arcs to the sines, tangents, etc., of their multiples or of their parts. R.

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• noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
  brass.
  

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• noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
  C-section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
  

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• noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
  C-section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
  

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• noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
  C-section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
  

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• noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
  C-section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
  

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• noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
  C-section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
  

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• noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
  

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• noun (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
  conic; conic section.
  

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• (Geom.), a curved line formed by the intersection of the surface of a right cone and a plane. The conic sections are the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. The right lines and the circle which result from certain positions of the plane are sometimes, though not generally included.

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• noun (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
  conic; conic section.
  

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• that branch of geometry which treats of the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.

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• noun a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
  
• noun a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
  
• noun (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
  

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• adjective satellite representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
  cross-sectional.
  
  • cross-section views of the neck

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• (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.

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• noun a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
  section.
  
  • a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course

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• noun the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)
  golden mean.
  

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• noun a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally
  

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• noun the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
  Security Service; MI.
  

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• noun the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
  Secret Intelligence Service; MI.
  

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• noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
  percussion; percussion section.
  

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• noun (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
  section.
  

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• (Crystallog.), a plane passing through the optical axis of a crystal.

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• noun a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
  

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• noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments
  

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• noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
  percussion; percussion section.
  

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• noun a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
  
• noun a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
  

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• noun a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
  

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• noun a laborer assigned to a section gang
  

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• (Drawing), an instrument to aid in drawing a series of equidistant parallel lines, used in representing sections.

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• noun someone who teaches a section of a large college course
  

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• noun the section of a newspaper that reports on sports
  

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• noun the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
  strings.
  

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• . See under Section.

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• a section or slice, as of mineral, animal, or vegetable substance, thin enough to be transparent, and used for study under the microscope.

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• noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets
  

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• noun a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it
  

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• noun the section of an orchestra that plays violins
  

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