NOUN | location | plane section, section | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid |
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Meaning | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. | |
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Synonym | section | |
Category | geometry | The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces |
Narrower | cross section | A section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis |
Broader | area, expanse, surface area | The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary |
Spanish | sección | |
Catalan | secció |
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