cross-sections
Revealing interior slices
Cross-sections are slices through something, revealing what's inside.
A cross-section of a tree trunk shows growth rings; a cross-section of the brain shows internal structures.
The term extends to representative samples: a cross-section of American voters.
In geometry and engineering, cross-sections are the shapes revealed when a plane cuts through a solid object.
Simplified explanatory sketch
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
drawing · profile · view · dimension · structural · pipe · beam · hull
Disposable soft paper
- specimenIndividual for examination
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- slicePortion cut off
organ · biopsy · stain · cell · membrane · artery · muscle · dissection
Horizontal layer of material
- layerSingle thickness of material
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- rockSolid earthen material
- coreCentral essential portion
formation · bedrock · deposit · fossil · mineral · outcrop · drilling · borehole
Extent of surface
- shapeExternal outline of something
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- perpendicularAt right angles
- slicePortion cut off
solid · cylinder · cone · sphere · prism · ellipse · circle · contour
Subset for study
- surveySystematic data collection
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- representativeOne who acts for another
- diversityState of varied elements
segment · stratified · random · cohort · study · respondent · data · poll
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
engineering · drawing · profile · view · dimension · structural · pipe · beam · hull · fuselage
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- specimenIndividual for examination
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
slice · organ · biopsy · stain · cell · membrane · artery · muscle · dissection · pathology
stratum
Horizontal layer of material
core · formation · bedrock · deposit · fossil · mineral · outcrop · drilling · borehole · seismic
area
Extent of surface
- shapeExternal outline of something
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- perpendicularAt right angles
slice · solid · cylinder · cone · sphere · prism · ellipse · circle · contour · boundary
sample
Subset for study
- surveySystematic data collection
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- representativeOne who acts for another
diversity · segment · stratified · random · cohort · study · respondent · data · poll · census
- mapmakingcartographer, map scales, mapmaker, map projection, compass rose
- draftingblueprint, blueprints, technical drawings, dimensions, engineering drawing
- science diagramsanatomical drawings, DNA helix, periodic table, star charts, circuit diagrams
- technical drawingsblueprints, technical drawing, schematics, engineering drawing, diagrams
- particle collisionscollision, elastic collision, scattering, nuclear reactions, energy transfer
- terrain methodsterrain analysis, field surveys, surveying, mapping, LiDAR
cross-sectionselevations
Heights above reference point
facades · exteriors · profiles · outlines · silhouettes
cross, section, crossing, sector, intersection, sections, crossroads, intersect, sectional