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section (EN)
substantivo, verbo

substantivo “section”

sing. section, pl. sections ou incontável
  1. seção (uma de várias partes em que algo é dividido)
    The car is divided into three sections, one for the engine, one for the driver, and one for luggage.
  2. seção (uma parte de um documento)
    Please read the introduction section before proceeding to the chapters.
  3. naipe
    During the concert, the string section, consisting of violins, violas, cellos, and basses, played a beautiful melody.
  4. incisão
    The surgeon performed a precise section to remove the tumor.
  5. lâmina
    The biologist carefully placed the section of the plant under the microscope to examine its cells.
  6. corte (em contexto de visualização de objetos cortados)
    The biology textbook included a section of a frog, showing all its internal structures clearly.
  7. seção (em botânica)
    In botany, the daisy family is divided into several sections based on their flower structures and genetic makeup.
  8. seção (em contexto militar)
    During the training exercise, the sergeant took command of his section, guiding them through the simulated battlefield.
  9. uma unidade de área de terra equivalente a uma milha quadrada, usada nos EUA e no Canadá.
    The farmer proudly told us that his family owns three sections of land, amounting to nearly 1,920 acres.

verbo “section”

infinitivo section; ele sections; pret. sectioned; part. sectioned; ger. sectioning
  1. seccionar (em contexto cirúrgico)
    During the surgery, the doctor sectioned the muscle carefully to reach the damaged tissue.
  2. cortar em lâminas
    The biologist sectioned the tissue sample thinly enough to examine it under the microscope.
  3. internar compulsoriamente (em contexto psiquiátrico)
    After the evaluation, the doctors decided to section him for his own safety.