cross section
Cut through something
A cross section is a surface or shape exposed by cutting through something, especially at right angles to its length: a cross section of the spinal cord.
The term extends to representative samples of a larger group: a cross section of American voters.
Cross-sectional describes such slices or samples.
Distinct part of whole
- portionDivided share given
- pieceA portion or segment
- sampleSubset for study
- fractionPart divided by whole
part · wedge · slab · sliver · layer · division · thickness · plane
Disposable soft paper
- cellsBasic biological units
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
specimen · organ · muscle · nerve · artery · vein · capillary · cortex
All inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
- sampleSubset for study
- surveySystematic data collection
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
age · gender · socioeconomic · income · education · household · representative sample · stratified
View with exterior removed
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
elevation · plan · drawing · technical drawing · exploded view · profile view · architectural · engineering
Parallel geological layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
stratigraphy · core sample · deposition · shale · sandstone · limestone · outcrop · rock face
segment
Distinct part of whole
fraction · part · wedge · slab · sliver · layer · division · thickness · plane
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- cellsBasic biological units
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
biopsy · specimen · organ · muscle · nerve · artery · vein · capillary · cortex · medulla
population
All inhabitants combined
ethnicity · age · gender · socioeconomic · income · education · household · representative sample · stratified · random sample
cutaway
View with exterior removed
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
blueprint · elevation · plan · drawing · technical drawing · exploded view · profile view · architectural · engineering · CAD
strata
Parallel geological layers
fossils · stratigraphy · core sample · deposition · shale · sandstone · limestone · outcrop · rock face · subsurface
- blueprintsblueprints, blueprint, architectural plans, floor plan, floor plans
- diagramsflowchart, labeled diagram, Venn diagram, block diagram, tree diagram
- Learning Visualsdiagram, chart, graph, infographic, illustration
- hydrologyrivers, streamflow, aquifers, aquifer, lakes
- Physics quantitiesacceleration, amplitude, area, current, distance
- anatomy diagramsanatomy chart, anatomy poster, muscle diagram, body systems, labeled diagram
cross sectiontotality
Complete aggregate amount
complete set · entirety · the whole · aggregate · universe
cross, section, crossing, sector, intersection, sections, sect, dissect, bisect