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section (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “section”

eintala section, fleirtala sections eða óteljanlegt
  1. hluti (einn af nokkrum hlutum sem eitthvað er skipt í)
    The car is divided into three sections, one for the engine, one for the driver, and one for luggage.
  2. kafli (hluti af skjali)
    Please read the introduction section before proceeding to the chapters.
  3. hljómsveit (í samhengi við hljóðfærahóp innan stærri hljómsveitar)
    During the concert, the string section, consisting of violins, violas, cellos, and basses, played a beautiful melody.
  4. skurðaðgerð
    The surgeon performed a precise section to remove the tumor.
  5. sneið
    The biologist carefully placed the section of the plant under the microscope to examine its cells.
  6. þverskurður
    The biology textbook included a section of a frog, showing all its internal structures clearly.
  7. ættkvísl (í plöntufræði)
    In botany, the daisy family is divided into several sections based on their flower structures and genetic makeup.
  8. deild (í hermáli)
    During the training exercise, the sergeant took command of his section, guiding them through the simulated battlefield.
  9. eining landsvæðis sem jafngildir einni ferlíumílu, notuð í Bandaríkjunum og Kanada
    The farmer proudly told us that his family owns three sections of land, amounting to nearly 1,920 acres.

sögn “section”

nafnháttur section; hann sections; þátíð sectioned; lh. þt. sectioned; nhm. sectioning
  1. skera (í læknisfræðilegu samhengi)
    During the surgery, the doctor sectioned the muscle carefully to reach the damaged tissue.
  2. undirbúa sneið (fyrir smásjárskoðun)
    The biologist sectioned the tissue sample thinly enough to examine it under the microscope.
  3. geðbinda
    After the evaluation, the doctors decided to section him for his own safety.