section

nouns

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"
section, subdivision
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
"sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
section
is a part of
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
microscope slide, slide
is a type of (narrower)
a thin flat piece cut off of some object
slice
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"
section
is a type of (narrower)
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
"it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
area, country
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"
section, segment
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
section
is a part of
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
platoon
is a type of (narrower)
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
squad, team
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"
division, part, section
a land unit equal to 1 square mile
section
is a type of (narrower)
an area of 640 acres
square mile
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
plane section, section
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"
discussion section, section
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
section
is a part of
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
orchestra
is a part of
instrumentalists not including string players
band
is a type of (narrower)
an organization of musicians who perform together
musical group, musical organisation, musical organization
a small army unit usually having a special function
section
is a type of (narrower)
a military unit that is part of an army
army unit
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"
department, section
a segment of a citrus fruit
"he ate a section of the orange"
section
is a part of
any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit
is a type of (narrower)
one of the parts into which something naturally divides
"a segment of an orange"
segment
the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
incision, section, surgical incision

verbs

divide into segments
"segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
section, segment