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ˈsɛk ʃə nlsec·tion·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sectionaladjective

    a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together

  2. sectionaladjective

    relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)

    "a sectional view"; "sectional drawings"

  3. sectional, sectionedadjective

    consisting of or divided into sections

    "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates"

  4. sectionaladjective

    related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people

    "sectional tensions arose over slavery"

Wiktionary

  1. sectionalnoun

    An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa

  2. sectionalnoun

    A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships

  3. sectionalnoun

    A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately

  4. sectionaladjective

    Separating into sections.

  5. sectionaladjective

    Relating to conflict between areas.

ChatGPT

  1. sectional

    Sectional refers to something that is a part or component of a larger whole, often separated physically or conceptually. This term is often used in the context of furniture (sectional sofa), maps, views, or studies. It is designed to be flexible, adaptable, or analyzed according to individual sections.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sectionaladjective

    of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local

  2. Sectionaladjective

    consisting of sections, or capable of being divided into sections; as, a sectional steam boiler

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sectional in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sectional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sectional in a Sentence

  1. Bhanuprakash Kolla:

    This study is cross-sectional, looking at sleep problems at a given point in time, and therefore we can not make any inferences about whether the differences are actually due to the effect of cannabis.

  2. Ulysses S. Grant:

    .. it is desirable that they should be approached calmly, without prejudice, hate, or sectional pride, remembering that the greatest good to the greatest number is the object to be attained.

  3. Kristen Knutson:

    It's a cross-sectional study, so we can't say anything about cause and effect or what came first, the mood disorder or the circadian disruption, and it's likely they affect each other in a circular fashion.

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