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1. (n.) cross section
a section made by a plane cutting something transversely, esp. at right angles to the longest axis.
2. cross section
a representative sample showing all characteristic parts, relationships, etc., of the whole.
3. cross section
a vertical section of the ground surface taken at right angles to a survey line.
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1. (noun) cross section
a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
2. (noun) cross section
a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
3. (adj) cross section
(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
4. (adj) cross-section(a), cross-sectional
representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
"cross-section views of the neck"
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