Meaning of section In English

• 0 one of the parts that something is divided into:

  • the sports section of the newspaper

  • the tail section of an aircraft

  • Does the restaurant have a non-smoking section?

  • The poorest sections of the community have much worse health.

  • He was charged under section 17 of the Firearms Act (= according to that part of the law).

• 1 a cut made in part of the body in an operation

  • Each section is mounted on a slide and examined under the microscope.

  • This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers.

  • The first diagram is a view of the building from the street, and the second shows it in section.

• 2 to officially force someone who has mental health problems to stay in a hospital and receive treatment because they might harm themselves or other people:

  • He was sectioned under section 4 of the Mental Health Act.

• 3 a part of something:

  • Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper.

  • He lived in a poor section of town.

  • You’ll find ice cream in the frozen food section of the supermarket.

• 4 to divide something into parts:

  • If the tooth is sectioned lenghtwise, ridges of alternating dark and light rings can be seen.

• 5 one of the parts of a book, newspaper, website, etc. that deals with a particular subject:

  • The article appeared in the business section of the Sunday Times.

  • a section on sth The website has a useful section on business law.

• 6 one of the parts that a document or law is divided into, each of which has its own number:

  • under section 2/20, etc. of sth The purchaser could have brought an action against the vendor under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act.

• 7 one of the parts of an organization:

  • His section was due to be audited.

  • the Accounting and Finance Section