section (EN)

sustantivo, verbo

sustantivo “section”

1. sección (una de varias partes en las que algo está dividido)
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   The car is divided into three sections, one for the engine, one for the driver, and one for luggage.
2. sección (una parte de un documento)
   Please read the introduction section before proceeding to the chapters.
3. sección (de instrumentos en una orquesta)
   During the concert, the string section, consisting of violins, violas, cellos, and basses, played a beautiful melody.
4. incisión
   The surgeon performed a precise section to remove the tumor.
5. corte
   The biologist carefully placed the section of the plant under the microscope to examine its cells.
6. sección transversal
   The biology textbook included a section of a frog, showing all its internal structures clearly.
7. sección (en botánica)
   In botany, the daisy family is divided into several sections based on their flower structures and genetic makeup.
8. sección (unidad militar)
   During the training exercise, the sergeant took command of his section, guiding them through the simulated battlefield.
9. una unidad de superficie equivalente a una milla cuadrada, utilizada en Estados Unidos y Canadá.
   The farmer proudly told us that his family owns three sections of land, amounting to nearly 1,920 acres.

verbo “section”

1. seccionar
   During the surgery, the doctor sectioned the muscle carefully to reach the damaged tissue.
2. cortar en láminas
   The biologist sectioned the tissue sample thinly enough to examine it under the microscope.
3. internar por orden judicial (en un hospital psiquiátrico)
   After the evaluation, the doctors decided to section him for his own safety.