section (technology) - The Arts, Biology and Medicine, Mathematics

A term used to describe a two-dimensional view in an architectural or engineering drawing, which reveals the internal structure of the subject of the drawing. The object is drawn as if cut through by an imaginary plane with the part between the observer and the cutting plane removed. The angle at which the plane cuts the object is chosen to reveal the desired detail.

Section most commonly refers to:

A part of something (especially a document) A cross section (disambiguation) of some kind

Section may also refer to:

The Arts

A section (music) of musical form A section of a musical ensemble, usually of like instruments, such as the string section in an orchestra Section 31 in the fictional Star Trek universe

Biology and Medicine

A cross section (geometry) A section (botany), a taxanomic rank below genus A Caesarean section, a method of child birth Sectioning, involuntary detention for mental treatment in the United Kingdom

Mathematics

A cross section (geometry) A conic section, a type of geometric curve A section of a fiber bundle A section of a sheaf In homological algebra, a map s: N ->