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English noun: section | |||
| 1. | section (communication) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | ||
| Samples | He always turns first to the business section. The history of this work is discussed in the next section. | ||
| Synonyms | subdivision | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | music, piece of writing, writing, written material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | above, article, book, canto, chapter, clause, close, closing, conclusion, development, end, ending, episode, exposition, insert, introduction, lead, lead-in, lede, mezuza, mezuzah, narration, obbligato, obligato, passage, recapitulation, sports section, spot, spot, sura | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 2. | section (object) a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope | ||
| Samples | Sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slice | ||
| Part meronym | microscope slide, slide | ||
| 3. | section (location) a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people | ||
| Samples | No section of the nation is more ardent than the South. There are three synagogues in the Jewish section. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, outskirts, vicinity | ||
| Instance hyponym | Forbidden City | ||
| 4. | section (artifact) one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object | ||
| Samples | A section of a fishing rod. Metal sections were used below ground. Finished the final segment of the road. | ||
| Synonyms | segment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bend, curve, dado, leaf, length, straight, straightaway, subdivision, subsection | ||
| Part meronym | unit, whole | ||
| 5. | section (group) a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | squad, team | ||
| Part meronym | platoon | ||
| 6. | section (cognition) one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | ||
| Samples | The written part of the exam. The finance section of the company. The BBC's engineering division. | ||
| Synonyms | division, part | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beginning, bout, chukka, chukker, component, constituent, element, end, factor, final period, first period, frame, frame, game, half, high point, ingredient, inning, middle, over, period, quarter, round, second period, turn | ||
| Part meronym | whole | ||
| 7. | section (quantity) a land unit equal to 1 square mile | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | square mile | ||
| 8. | section (location) (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid | ||
| Synonyms | plane section | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, expanse, surface area | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross section | ||
| Domain category | geometry | ||
| 9. | section (group) a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately | ||
| Samples | A graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course. | ||
| Synonyms | discussion section | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | class, course, form, grade | ||
| 10. | section (group) a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical group, musical organisation, musical organization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brass, brass section, percussion, percussion section, reed section, rhythm section, string section, strings | ||
| Part meronym | band, orchestra | ||
| 11. | section (group) a small army unit usually having a special function | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | army unit | ||
| 12. | section (group) a specialized division of a large organization | ||
| Samples | You'll find it in the hardware department. She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury. | ||
| Synonyms | department | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | academic department, business department, government department, payroll, payroll department, personnel, personnel department, personnel office, security, security department, staff office | ||
| 13. | section (food) a segment of a citrus fruit | ||
| Samples | He ate a section of the orange. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | segment | ||
| Part meronym | citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit | ||
| 14. | section (act) the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | ||
| Synonyms | incision, surgical incision | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gastromy, laparotomy, nephrotomy, orchotomy, perineotomy, phlebotomy, sclerotomy, thoracotomy, valvotomy, valvulotomy, vasosection, vasotomy, venesection | ||
| Part meronym | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||
English verb: section | |||
| 1. | section (contact) divide into segments | ||
| Samples | Segment an orange. Segment a compound word. | ||
| Synonyms | segment | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quarter, syllabicate, syllabify, syllabise, syllabize | ||
| Verb group | segment | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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