section

section

noun

Definition of SECTION

1

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature <several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts>

Synonyms nabe, neighborhood, quarter, section

Related Words belt, zone; department, division, part; precinct, ward; area, backyard, locality, place, region; barrio, enclave, ghetto, hood (or 'hood)

2

one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled <had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together>

Synonyms member, partition, portion, section, segment

Related Words component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, moiety, parcel; cut, length; bit, fragment, particle, scrap

Near Antonyms whole; aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality