From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
section
n 1: 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"
[syn: section, subdivision]
2: a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance)
for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left
ventricle showed diseased tissue"
3: 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"
4: 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" [syn: section, segment]
5: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
6: 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" [syn: part, section,
division]
7: a land unit equal to 1 square mile
8: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a
solid [syn: section, plane section]
9: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but
are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections
for the professor's lecture course" [syn: section,
discussion section]
10: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the
same class
11: a small army unit usually having a special function
12: 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" [syn: department,
section]
13: a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the
orange"
14: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by
a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: incision,
section, surgical incision]
v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a
compound word" [syn: segment, section]