section

sec-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A distinct part or portion of something larger.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A subdivision of a document, book, or chapter.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A distinct area or region within a larger place.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A thin slice of tissue or other material for microscopic examination.

  5. 5.

    (verb) To divide into sections or parts.

  6. 6.

    (verb, British) To commit someone to a psychiatric hospital under the Mental Health Act.

Forms

plural: sections

Related words

Antonyms: entirety, whole
See also: division, part, segment
Synonyms: division, part, portion, segment

Etymology

From Latin sectiō ("a cutting"), from sectus, past participle of secāre ("to cut"). Related to sector, segment, and dissect. The sense of a division or part developed from the idea of something cut off from a larger whole.