section


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section
n. part, segment; slice, piece; subdivision; region, district; paragraph, passage; department, unit
 
v. partition, divide into segments; cut into, make an incision

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Noun
1. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
(synonym) subdivision
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) lead, lead-in
(classification) music
2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
(hypernym) slice
(part-holonym) slide, microscope slide
3. a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
(hypernym) area, country
(hyponym) outskirts
(derivation) segment
4. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
(synonym) segment
(hypernym) part, portion
(hyponym) bend, curve
(part-holonym) whole, whole thing, unit
(derivation) segment
5. a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
(hypernym) team, squad
(part-holonym) platoon
6. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
(synonym) part, division
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) beginning
(part-holonym) whole
(derivation) segment
7. a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
(hypernym) square mile
8. (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
(synonym) plane section
(hypernym) area, country
(hyponym) cross section
(classification) geometry
9. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
(hypernym) musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
(hyponym) brass section, brass
(part-holonym) orchestra
10. a small army unit usually having a special function
(hypernym) army unit
11. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
(synonym) department
(hypernym) division
(hyponym) academic department
12. a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
(hypernym) segment
(part-holonym) citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit
(derivation) segment
13. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
(synonym) incision, surgical incision
(hypernym) cut, cutting
(hyponym) gastromy
(part-holonym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Verb
1. divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
(synonym) segment
(hypernym) separate, divide, part
(hyponym) syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise
(verb-group) segment


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section
nf. section; department, division; branch

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section
n. oddělení; sekce; řez
 
v. rozříznout; řezat na kousky