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section (EN)
nom, verb

nom “section”

singular section, plural sections o invariable
  1. secció (una de diverses parts en què es divideix alguna cosa)
    The car is divided into three sections, one for the engine, one for the driver, and one for luggage.
  2. secció (una part d'un document)
    Please read the introduction section before proceeding to the chapters.
  3. secció (dins d'una orquestra)
    During the concert, the string section, consisting of violins, violas, cellos, and basses, played a beautiful melody.
  4. incisió
    The surgeon performed a precise section to remove the tumor.
  5. tall
    The biologist carefully placed the section of the plant under the microscope to examine its cells.
  6. secció (en el sentit de representació gràfica)
    The biology textbook included a section of a frog, showing all its internal structures clearly.
  7. secció (en botànica)
    In botany, the daisy family is divided into several sections based on their flower structures and genetic makeup.
  8. secció (unitat militar)
    During the training exercise, the sergeant took command of his section, guiding them through the simulated battlefield.
  9. una unitat de superfície de terreny equivalent a una milla quadrada, utilitzada als EUA i Canadà
    The farmer proudly told us that his family owns three sections of land, amounting to nearly 1,920 acres.

verb “section”

infinitiu section; ell sections; passat sectioned; part. pass. sectioned; ger. sectioning
  1. seccionar (teixit corporal)
    During the surgery, the doctor sectioned the muscle carefully to reach the damaged tissue.
  2. preparar un tall (per a examinació microscòpica)
    The biologist sectioned the tissue sample thinly enough to examine it under the microscope.
  3. internar (en el context de tractament psiquiàtric obligatori)
    After the evaluation, the doctors decided to section him for his own safety.