Section (Verb)
Meaning
Divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The survey was designed to section the population into different age groups for comparison.
- Scientists often section the plant cells to study their internal structure under a microscope.
- The teacher asked the students to section the long poem into manageable stanzas for analysis.
- Rock samples are sectioned into thin slices to study their mineral composition.
- To better understand the novel, the book club decided to section the story into chronological order.