Etymology: (1550–60; < L sectiō the act of cutting =sec(āre) to cut +-tiō -tion)
Definition of 'Section'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)section, subdivision a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
2. (noun)section a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
3. (noun)section 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"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
4. (noun)section, segment one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
6. (noun)part, section, division one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
7. (noun)section a land unit equal to 1 square mile
8. (noun)section, plane section (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
9. (noun)section, discussion section 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"
10. (noun)section a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
11. (noun)section a small army unit usually having a special function
12. (noun)department, section a specialized division of a largeorganization "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
13. (noun)section a segment of a citrus fruit "he ate a section of the orange"
14. (verb)incision, section, surgical incision the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
15. (verb)segment, section divide into segments "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
1. (noun)section one part or division of sth the travel section of the newspaper; Reference materials are in this section of the library.
Definition of 'Section'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Section the act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies
2. (noun)Section a part separated from something; a division; a portion; a slice
3. (noun)Section a distinct part or portion of a book or writing; a subdivision of a chapter; the division of a law or other writing; a paragraph; an article; hence, the character /, often used to denote such a division
4. (noun)Section a distinct part of a country or people, community, class, or the like; a part of a territory separated by geographical lines, or of a people considered as distinct
5. (noun)Section one of the portions, of one square mile each, into which the public lands of the United States are divided; one thirty-sixth part of a township. These sections are subdivided into quarter sections for sale under the homestead and preemption laws
6. (noun)Section the figure made up of all the points common to a superficies and a solid which meet, or to two superficies which meet, or to two lines which meet. In the first case the section is a superficies, in the second a line, and in the third a point
7. (noun)Section a division of a genus; a group of species separated by some distinction from others of the same genus; -- often indicated by the sign /
8. (noun)Section a part of a musical period, composed of one or more phrases. See Phrase
9. (noun)Section the description or representation of anything as it would appear if cut through by any intersecting plane; depiction of what is beyond a plane passing through, or supposed to pass through, an object, as a building, a machine, a succession of strata; profile
Definition of 'Section'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. Section 1. As applied to ships or naval aircraft, a tactical subdivision of a division. It is normally one-half of a division in the case of ships, and two aircraft in the case of aircraft. 2. A subdivision of an office, installation, territory, works, or organization; especially a major subdivision of a staff. 3. A tactical unit of the Army and MarineCorps. A section is smaller than a platoon and larger than a squad. In some organizations the section, rather than the squad, is the basic tactical unit. 4. An area in a warehouse extending from one wall to the next; usually the largest subdivision of one floor.
Sense: a part or division He divided the orange into sections; There is disagreement in one section of the community; the accounts section of the business.
Definitions of Section 
Afrikaans: afdeling, seksie
Arabic: قِسْم
Bulgarian: част
Brazilian: secção
Czech: část, díl, vrstva
German: der Teil
Danish: del; -del
Greek: τμήμα, κομμάτι, υποδιαίρε
Spanish: sección
Estonian: lõik, osakond
Farsi: بخش
Finnish: osa
French: section
Hebrew: חֶלֶק
Hindi: भाग
Croatian: dio, odsjek
Hungarian: szelet; szakasz; rész(leg
Indonesian: bagian
Icelandic: hluti; hópur; deild
Italian: parte; sezione
Japanese: 部分
Korean: 부분
Lithuanian: dalis
Latvian: daļa
Malay: bahagian
Dutch: deel, afdeling
Norwegian: del; appelsinbåt; avdelin
Polish: kawałek, segment, dział
Persian: بخش
Pashto: برخه، حصه، ونډه، فصل (دكت
Portuguese: secção
Romanian: secţiune; secţie
Russian: часть; секция
Slovak: časť
Slovenian: del
Serbian: deo
Swedish: del, klyfta, avdelning, s
Thai: ส่วนหนึ่ง; แบ่งแยก
Turkish: bölüm
Taiwanese: 部分
Ukrainian: відрізок; сегмент
Urdu: حصہ، جزو
Vietnamese: khu vực, bộ phận
Chinese: 部分
