section

Definition:
1. One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.
2. One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.
3. A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).
4. A very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope.
5. Divide into segments.

Use 'section' in a sentence:

1. The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed.
2. The back section of the plane had broken off.
3. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of U.S. aircraft design.
4. Let me add a postscript to this section on diet.
5. The surgeon performed a section (= made a cut) on the vein.
6. That would be section five.
7. Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories.
8. Read the text through and mark off the sections you find particularly applicable.
9. Huge sections of the rail network are out of action.
10. Attentive proofreading is the only insurance against the kind of omissions described in this section.
11. The illustration shows a section through a leaf.
12. For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan.
13. The architect drew the house in section.
14. The baby was delivered by Caesarean section.
15. Treat all the sections that have been starred as priority.
16. The library has a large biology section.
17. The surgeon performed a section on the vein.
18. Saboteurs blew up a small section of the track.
19. The central section of the book is a historical overview of drug use.
20. The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself.
21. This view is common across all sections of the community.
22. The architect drew the house in section .
23. The remaining section of woodland is cut down to ground level.
24. The room is partitioned into three sections.
25. Join the two sections of pipe together.
26. You should add an entry to this section.
27. In this section you'll find horror and science fiction.
28. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design.
29. There have been some impressive entries in the wildlife photography section.
30. I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.
31. In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
32. I will examine these in the next section.
33. The baby was born by Caesarean section.
34. A section of the city was rubbed out in the earthquake.
35. Parts of the town had been sectioned off.
36. A Reading Practice section is added to each unit in Book Two.
37. He won first prize in the woodwind section.
38. Have you done your implementation section yet?
39. A contraflow system is in operation on this section of the motorway.
40. The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.
41. He had the support of large sections of the local populace.
42. These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section.
43. That section of the road is still closed.
44. A section of the dam has caved in.
45. They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.
46. We will explore this concept in the next section.
47. The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross section of speakers.
48. He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing.
49. He's the director of the finance section.
50. The bed comes in sections which can be quickly slotted together.
51. The brochure is divided into two sections, dealing firstly with basic courses and secondly with advanced ones.
52. A section of the reading public has an insatiable appetite for dirty stories about the famous.
53. The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.
54. The report can be conveniently divided into three main sections.
55. The school has a special education section.
56. The final section of road is programmed for completion next month.
57. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.