: 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 …

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 …

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

verb (used with object) to cut or divide into sections. to cut through so as to present a section. Surgery., to make an incision.

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 …

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

Section (bookbinding), a group of sheets, folded in the middle, bound into the binding together Section (typography), a subdivision, especially of a chapter, in books and documents Section …

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.

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

Nov 17, 2025 · section (third-person singular simple present sections, present participle sectioning, simple past and past participle sectioned) (transitive) To cut, divide or separate into …