sections
Pieces of something
Sections are parts created by dividing or cutting something larger.
A newspaper has sections for sports, business, and local news.
An orange separates into sections.
A section of highway might be closed for repairs.
In documents, sections organize content: See section 3.2 for details.
To section something is to divide it into parts.
In British usage, to section someone is to commit them to psychiatric care under the Mental Health Act.
Main divisions of text
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- volumesAmounts or books
- issuesMatters requiring attention
supplements · appendices · indexes · columns · spreads · inserts · sidebars · features
Provision in agreement
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- subsectionDivision within a division
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- paragraphDistinct section of text
statute · amendment · subparagraph · chapter · title · part · schedule · annex
Barrier separating spaces
- subdivideSplit into smaller portions
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- portionDivided share given
- slicePortion cut off
fragment · split · carve · divide · demarcate · quarter · bisect · trisect
Main divisions of text
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- modulesSelf-contained system components
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
coursework · readings · lectures · seminars · assignments · lessons · topics · prerequisites
Changes in position
- passagesSegments or thoroughfares
- codaClosing musical passage
- verseMetered poetic passage
- chorusSingers performing together
bridge · intro · outro · refrain · interlude · stanza · bar · measure
Limbs for flight
- floorsWalking surfaces inside
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- baysCoastal indentations or howls
- aislesPassages between rows
naves · transepts · annexes · additions · galleries · mezzanine · atrium · lobby
Surgical tissue removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
laparotomy · mastectomy · lobectomy · gastrectomy · colectomy · surgical · operative · tissue
chapters
Main divisions of text
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- volumesAmounts or books
issues · supplements · appendices · indexes · columns · spreads · inserts · sidebars · features · editorials
clause
Provision in agreement
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- subsectionDivision within a division
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
paragraph · statute · amendment · subparagraph · chapter · title · part · schedule · annex · preamble
partition
Barrier separating spaces
slice · fragment · split · carve · divide · demarcate · quarter · bisect · trisect · quadrant
chapters
Main divisions of text
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- modulesSelf-contained system components
- syllabusCourse plan document
curriculum · coursework · readings · lectures · seminars · assignments · lessons · topics · prerequisites · textbook
movements
Changes in position
chorus · bridge · intro · outro · refrain · interlude · stanza · bar · measure · phrase
wings
Limbs for flight
aisles · naves · transepts · annexes · additions · galleries · mezzanine · atrium · lobby · corridor
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
cesarean · laparotomy · mastectomy · lobectomy · gastrectomy · colectomy · surgical · operative · tissue · organ
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- compartmentscompartments, cubbies, cubbyholes, pigeonholes, niches
- componentsparts, part, pieces, piece, elements
- divisionssegment, segments, subdivision, subdivisions, part
- lawslaws, statute, ordinance, acts, statutes
- Menu Elementslayout, spacing, pricing, categories, appetizers
sectionswholes
Complete unified amounts
entireties · totalities · entirety · totality · aggregates
sectionscombines
Merges multiple into one
combinations · unions · mergers · fusions · consolidations
- cross sectionExposed interior plane
- comment sectionSpace for reader responses
- rhythm sectionsBeat-keeping instrumentalists
- sports sectionAthletic coverage pages
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
- VIP sectionCordoned area for notables
section, sectional, sectioned, sectioning, sectionals, sectionally, sectionalize, sectionalizes, section break