"cross section" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cross sections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cross section (plural cross sections)
  1. A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis. Derived forms: neutron cross section, radar cross section, time cross section Translations (section formed by a plane cutting through an object): на́пречен ра́зрез (náprečen rázrez) [masculine] (Bulgarian), на́пречно сече́ние (náprečno sečénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 橫截面 (Chinese Mandarin), 横截面 (héngjiémiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), příčný řez [masculine] (Czech), doorsnede [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), dwarsdoorsnede [common-gender] (Dutch), dwarsdoorsnee [common-gender] (Dutch), poikkileikkaus (Finnish), section transversale [feminine] (French), Querschnitt [masculine] (German), Kreuzschnitt [masculine] (German), Profil [neuter] (German), διατομή (diatomí) [feminine] (Greek), keresztmetszet (Hungarian), spaccato [masculine] (Italian), 横断面 (ōdanmen) (alt: おうだんめん) (Japanese), šķēlums [masculine] (Latvian), topenga (Maori), tirohanga topenga (Maori), birgeha panî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), panîbirgeh [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), tverrsnitt [neuter] (Norwegian), secção transversal [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), seção transversal [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), secțiune transversală [feminine] (Romanian), сече́ние (sečénije) [neuter] (Russian), попере́чное сече́ние (poperéčnoje sečénije) [neuter] (Russian), sección transversal [feminine] (Spanish), tvärsnitt [neuter] (Swedish), kesit (Turkish), trawstoriad [masculine] (Welsh), croestoriad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cross_section-en-noun-atr0ZWbj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of 'section formed by a plane cutting through an object': 79 10 11
  2. (mathematics, statistics) A sample meant to be representative of a whole population. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Statistics Translations ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample): представителна извадка (predstavitelna izvadka) (Bulgarian), läpileikkaus (Finnish), αντιπροσωπευτικό δείγμα (antiprosopeftikó deígma) [neuter] (Greek), tverrsnitt [neuter] (Norwegian), trawstoriad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cross_section-en-noun-begqJFLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 37 33 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics Disambiguation of '(mathematics, statistics) representative sample': 4 77 19
  3. (physics) The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place. Categories (topical): Physics Translations ((physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction): vaikutusala (Finnish), section efficace [feminine] (French), tverrsnitt [neuter] (Norwegian), secção eficaz [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-cross_section-en-noun-rPcuVqgX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 37 33 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of '(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction': 9 11 81

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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diatomí",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διατομή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "word": "keresztmetszet"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spaccato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おうだんめん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōdanmen",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "word": "横断面"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "birgeha panî"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "panîbirgeh"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šķēlums"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "word": "topenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "word": "tirohanga topenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tverrsnitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "secção transversal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seção transversal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "secțiune transversală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sečénije",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сече́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poperéčnoje sečénije",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "попере́чное сече́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sección transversal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tvärsnitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "word": "kesit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trawstoriad"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "section formed by a plane cutting through an object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croestoriad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predstavitelna izvadka",
      "sense": "(mathematics, statistics) representative sample",
      "word": "представителна извадка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(mathematics, statistics) representative sample",
      "word": "läpileikkaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antiprosopeftikó deígma",
      "sense": "(mathematics, statistics) representative sample",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αντιπροσωπευτικό δείγμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "(mathematics, statistics) representative sample",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tverrsnitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "(mathematics, statistics) representative sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trawstoriad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction",
      "word": "vaikutusala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "section efficace"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tverrsnitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "secção eficaz"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cross section"
  ],
  "word": "cross section"
}

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