section (EN)

zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord

zelfstandig naamwoord “section”

1. sectie (een van meerdere delen waarin iets is verdeeld)
   Meld u aan om de vertalingen van voorbeeldzinnen en eentalige definities van elk woord te zien.

   The car is divided into three sections, one for the engine, one for the driver, and one for luggage.
2. sectie (een deel van een document)
   Please read the introduction section before proceeding to the chapters.
3. sectie (in een orkest)
   During the concert, the string section, consisting of violins, violas, cellos, and basses, played a beautiful melody.
4. insnijding
   The surgeon performed a precise section to remove the tumor.
5. coupé
   The biologist carefully placed the section of the plant under the microscope to examine its cells.
6. doorsnede
   The biology textbook included a section of a frog, showing all its internal structures clearly.
7. sectie (in de botanie)
   In botany, the daisy family is divided into several sections based on their flower structures and genetic makeup.
8. sectie (militaire eenheid)
   During the training exercise, the sergeant took command of his section, guiding them through the simulated battlefield.
9. een oppervlaktemaat gelijk aan een vierkante mijl, gebruikt in de VS en Canada
   The farmer proudly told us that his family owns three sections of land, amounting to nearly 1,920 acres.

werkwoord “section”

1. insnijden
   During the surgery, the doctor sectioned the muscle carefully to reach the damaged tissue.
2. couperen
   The biologist sectioned the tissue sample thinly enough to examine it under the microscope.
3. opnemen (in de context van gedwongen opname in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis)
   After the evaluation, the doctors decided to section him for his own safety.