: the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting. : a distinct part or portion of something written (such as a chapter, law, or newspaper) : the profile of something as it would appear if cut …

The root of section is the Latin word sect, which means "cut." Think dissect ("cut into pieces"), or bisect ("cut in two"). Insects are called insects because they're made up of sections — the head, the …

With the string sections sitting at the front of the stage, they can sometimes overwhelm the woodwind section. The piece gave the horn section a chance to shine.

If something is sectioned, it is divided into sections. It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned.

a distinct, separate part of anything, such as a community:[countable] one of the nicer sections of town. a distinct part of a newspaper, etc.:[countable] the sports section. [uncountable * before a number] …

Definition of section noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to cut or divide into sections. to cut through so as to present a section. Surgery. to make an incision.

1. To separate or divide into parts. 2. To cut or divide (tissue) surgically. 3. To shade or crosshatch (part of a drawing) to indicate sections. 4. Informal To perform a cesarean section on.

Section the chicken and marinate the parts. She was sectioned by the judge. Part of the field was sectioned off for parking.

Small lanes were gradually added to demarcate different sections and also to connect them as an organic whole.