the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation);
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";
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";
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";
a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange";
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";
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon;
a small army unit usually having a special function;
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class;
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid;
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";
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue";
a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side;
divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word";
