Main entry: incision, surgical incision, section
Definition: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Definition: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Usage: a section of a fishing rod; metal sections were used below ground; finished the final segment of the road
Main entry: part, section, division
Definition: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Usage: the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBC's engineering division
Main entry: section, subdivision
Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Main entry: section
Definition: a segment of a citrus fruit
Usage: he ate a section of the orange
Main entry: department, section
Definition: a specialized division of a large organization
Usage: you'll find it in the hardware department; she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Main entry: section
Definition: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
Main entry: section
Definition: a small army unit usually having a special function
Main entry: section
Definition: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
Main entry: discussion section, section
Definition: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
Usage: a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course
Main entry: section, plane section
Definition: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Main entry: section
Definition: a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
Usage: no section of the nation is more ardent than the South; there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
Main entry: section
Definition: a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
Usage: sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue
Main entry: section
Definition: a land unit equal to 1 square mile
Definition: divide into segments
Usage: segment an orange; segment a compound word