Dictionary entry details
• SECTION (noun)
Meaning:
A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
section; subdivision
Context examples:
he always turns first to the business section / the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
narration ((rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth)
close; closing; conclusion; end; ending (the last section of a communication)
passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
mezuza; mezuzah (religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law)
sura (one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran)
exposition ((music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur)
obbligato; obligato (a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission)
recapitulation ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated)
development ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated)
introduction (the first section of a communication)
insert (a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication)
spot (a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising)
lead; lead-in; lede (the introductory section of a story)
canto (a major division of a long poem)
above (an earlier section of a written text)
sports section (the section of a newspaper that reports on sports)
article; clause (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))
book (a major division of a long written composition)
chapter (a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled)
episode (a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series)
spot (a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance)
Meaning:
A very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
slice (a thin flat piece cut off of some object)
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
microscope slide; slide (a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study)
Meaning:
A distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context examples:
no section of the nation is more ardent than the South / there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
outskirts (outlying areas (as of a city or town))
locality; neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity (a surrounding or nearby region)
Instance hyponyms:
Forbidden City (a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China)
Meaning:
One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
segment; section
Context examples:
a section of a fishing rod / metal sections were used below ground / finished the final segment of the road
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
subdivision; subsection (a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided)
straight; straightaway (a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse)
length (a section of something that is long and narrow)
leaf (hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door))
dado (the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase)
bend; curve (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
Meaning:
A small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
squad; team (a cooperative unit)
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
platoon (a team of policemen working under the military platoon system)
Meaning:
One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
division; part; section
Context examples:
the written part of the exam / the finance section of the company / the BBC's engineering division
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
concept; conception; construct (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
component; constituent; element; factor; ingredient (an abstract part of something)
high point (the most enjoyable part of a given experience)
end (a final part or section)
middle (an intermediate part or section)
beginning (the first part or section of something)
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
whole (all of something including all its component elements or parts)
Meaning:
A land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
square mile (an area of 640 acres)
Meaning:
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
plane section; section
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
area; expanse; surface area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary)
Domain category:
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
cross section (a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis)
Meaning:
A division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
brass; brass section (the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments)
string section; strings (the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments)
percussion; percussion section; rhythm section (the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments)
reed section (the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments)
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
band (instrumentalists not including string players)
orchestra (a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players)
Meaning:
A small army unit usually having a special function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
Meaning:
A specialized division of a large organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
department; section
Context examples:
you'll find it in the hardware department / she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
division (an administrative unit in government or business)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
security; security department (a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers)
payroll; payroll department (the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee)
government department (a department of government)
personnel; personnel department; personnel office; staff office (the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management)
business department (a division of a business firm)
academic department (a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject)
Meaning:
A segment of a citrus fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Context example:
he ate a section of the orange
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
segment (one of the parts into which something naturally divides)
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
citrous fruit; citrus; citrus fruit (any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions)
Meaning:
The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
surgical incision; incision; section
Hypernyms ("section" is a kind of...):
cut; cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "section"):
thoracotomy (surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity)
vasosection; vasotomy (surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens)
phlebotomy; venesection (surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis)
valvotomy; valvulotomy (incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction)
nephrotomy (incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone))
sclerotomy (surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye)
orchotomy (surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count))
laparotomy (surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs)
perineotomy (surgical incision into the perineum)
keratotomy (surgical incision into the cornea)
gastromy (surgical incision into the stomach)
Holonyms ("section" is a part of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
• SECTION (verb)
Meaning:
Divide into segments
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
section; segment
Context examples:
segment an orange / segment a compound word
Hypernyms (to "section" is one way to...):
divide; part; separate (come apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "section"):
syllabicate; syllabify; syllabise; syllabize (divide into syllables)
quarter (divide into quarters)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
