What does sectional mean?
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ˈsɛk ʃə nlsec·tion·al
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Princeton's WordNet
sectionaladjective
a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together
sectionaladjective
relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)
"a sectional view"; "sectional drawings"
sectional, sectionedadjective
consisting of or divided into sections
"a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates"
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
sectionalnoun
An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa
sectionalnoun
A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships
sectionalnoun
A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately
sectionaladjective
Separating into sections.
sectionaladjective
Relating to conflict between areas.
ChatGPT
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
Sectionaladjective
of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local
Sectionaladjective
consisting of sections, or capable of being divided into sections; as, a sectional steam boiler
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coastline
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sectional in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sectional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of sectional in a Sentence
.. 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.
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.
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.
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