section

Definition

  • noun: one of the parts that form something
  • noun: the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting
  • verb: to divide (something) into parts
  • verb: to cut or separate into 'sections'
  • synonyms: division, part, portion

Examples

  • He had his own 'cheering section' in the stands. [=his own group of people who were cheering for him]

  • The people in our neighborhood are/form a representative 'cross section' of American society.

  • He examined tissue 'sections' of the brain under a microscope.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) font. Intertitles with a different typeface (like this one) have been added to summarize the plot of missing segments. Black film stock indicates shorter sections of missing footage. An Ufa production Distributed by Parufamet. Director: Fritz Lang. Screenplay: Thea van Harbou. (..)
    1927 Metropolis