section
- Noun. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
- Noun. A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
- Noun. A part of a document.
- Noun. An act or instance of cutting.
- Noun. A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
- Noun. (surgery) An incision or the act of making an incision.
- Noun. (science) A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
- Noun. (military) A group of 10-15 soldiers lead by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
- Verb. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
- Verb. (British) To commit, as for mental health reasons. (non-gloss definition, So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.) .
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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.