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| n. (communication) | 1. 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" |
| ~ lead-in, lede, lead | the introductory section of a story.; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ canto | a major division of a long poem. |
| ~ above | an earlier section of a written text.; "for instructions refer to the above" |
| ~ sports section | the section of a newspaper that reports on sports. |
| ~ clause, article | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will). |
| ~ book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ chapter | a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled.; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" |
| ~ episode | a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series. |
| ~ spot | a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance.; "they changed his spot on the program" |
| ~ spot | a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising. |
| ~ insert | a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication. |
| ~ introduction | the first section of a communication. |
| ~ narration | (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth. |
| ~ close, closing, ending, conclusion, end | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| ~ mezuza, mezuzah | religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law. |
| ~ sura | one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran.; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" |
| ~ exposition | (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur. |
| ~ obbligato, obligato | a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ recapitulation | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated. |
| ~ development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. |
| n. (object) | 2. 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" |
| ~ microscope slide, slide | a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study. |
| ~ slice | a thin flat piece cut off of some object. |
| n. (location) | 3. 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" |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| ~ outskirts | outlying areas (as of a city or town).; "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd" |
| ~ locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity | a surrounding or nearby region.; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" |
| ~ forbidden city | a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. 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" |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| ~ bend, curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). |
| ~ dado | the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase. |
| ~ leaf | hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door). |
| ~ length | a section of something that is long and narrow.; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ straightaway, straight | a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. |
| ~ subsection, subdivision | a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided. |
| n. (group) | 5. section | a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon. |
| ~ team, squad | a cooperative unit (especially in sports). |
| ~ platoon | a team of policemen working under the military platoon system. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. division, part, section | 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" |
| ~ frame | one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided. |
| ~ concept, conception, construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. |
| ~ beginning | the first part or section of something.; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" |
| ~ middle | an intermediate part or section.; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end" |
| ~ end | a final part or section.; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" |
| ~ high point | the most enjoyable part of a given experience.; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" |
| ~ component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent | an abstract part of something.; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" |
| ~ whole | all of something including all its component elements or parts.; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" |
| ~ chukka, chukker | (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided. |
| ~ inning, frame | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat. |
| ~ game | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves. |
| ~ bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ first period | the first division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ second period | the second division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ final period | the final division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ half | one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval. |
| ~ period | (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games. |
| ~ quarter | (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided.; "both teams scored in the first quarter" |
| ~ over | (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch. |
| n. (quantity) | 7. section | a land unit equal to 1 square mile. |
| ~ square mile | an area of 640 acres. |
| n. (location) | 8. plane section, section | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. |
| ~ surface area, expanse, area | the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary.; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ cross section | a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis. |
| n. (group) | 9. discussion section, 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" |
| ~ grade, class, course, form | a body of students who are taught together.; "early morning classes are always sleepy" |
| n. (group) | 10. section | a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class. |
| ~ brass section, brass | the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments. |
| ~ string section, strings | the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments. |
| ~ percussion section, rhythm section, percussion | the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments. |
| ~ reed section | the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments. |
| ~ musical group, musical organisation, musical organization | an organization of musicians who perform together. |
| ~ orchestra | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players. |
| ~ band | instrumentalists not including string players. |
| n. (group) | 11. section | a small army unit usually having a special function. |
| ~ army unit | a military unit that is part of an army. |
| n. (group) | 12. department, section | a specialized division of a large organization.; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" |
| ~ academic department | a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject. |
| ~ business department | a division of a business firm. |
| ~ personnel department, personnel office, staff office, personnel | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management. |
| ~ government department | a department of government. |
| ~ payroll department, payroll | the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee. |
| ~ security department, security | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers.; "the head of security was a former policeman" |
| ~ division | an administrative unit in government or business. |
| n. (food) | 13. section | a segment of a citrus fruit.; "he ate a section of the orange" |
| ~ citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit | any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions. |
| ~ segment | one of the parts into which something naturally divides.; "a segment of an orange" |
| n. (act) | 14. incision, section, surgical incision | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation). |
| ~ cutting, cut | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge.; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" |
| ~ surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
| ~ gastromy | surgical incision into the stomach. |
| ~ perineotomy | surgical incision into the perineum. |
| ~ laparotomy | surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs. |
| ~ orchotomy | surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count). |
| ~ sclerotomy | surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye. |
| ~ nephrotomy | incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone). |
| ~ thoracotomy | surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity. |
| ~ valvotomy, valvulotomy | incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction. |
| ~ phlebotomy, venesection | surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis. |
| ~ vasosection, vasotomy | surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens. |
| v. (contact) | 15. section, segment | divide into segments.; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ segment | divide or split up.; "The cells segmented" |
| ~ syllabicate, syllabify, syllabise, syllabize | divide into syllables.; "syllabify the words" |
| ~ quarter | divide into quarters.; "quarter an apple" |
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