Dictionary

cross section en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
2. A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
3. A measure for the probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place, typically denoted σ and having units of barns.

Forms

Coordinates

bisection · transection · intersection

Deriveds

cross-sectional · radar cross section · neutron cross section · time cross section

Relateds

cross-sectionality · cutaway · crosssection · cross-sectionally · cross-section

Translations (48)

bg на́пречно сече́ние (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · nl dwarsdoorsnee (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · nl dwarsdoorsnede (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · hu keresztmetszet (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · pl przekrój (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · mi topenga (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · no tverrsnitt (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · mi tirohanga topenga (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · tr kesit (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · fr section efficace ((physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction) · ja 横断面 (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · cs průřez (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · nl doorsnede (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · no tverrsnitt ((physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction) · cy croestoriad (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · lv šķēlums (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · el διατομή (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · es corte transverso (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · el αντιπροσωπευτικό δείγμα ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample) · bg представителна извадка ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample) · pt secção transversal (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · cs příčný řez (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · no tverrsnitt ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample) · de Kreuzschnitt (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · kmr panîbirgeh (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · de Wirkungsquerschnitt ((physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction) · de Querschnitt (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · hi अनुप्रस्थ काट (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · sv tvärsnitt (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · cy trawstoriad ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample) · kmr birgeha panî (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · fi poikkileikkaus (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · ro secțiune transversală (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · cmn 橫截面 /横截面 (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · fi vaikutusala ((physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction) · fi läpileikkaus ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample) · pt secção eficaz ((physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction) · hi अनुप्रस्थ परिच्छेद (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · ru попере́чное сече́ние (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · ru сече́ние (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · fr section transversale (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · pt seção transversal (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · vi mặt cắt (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · es sección transversal (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · bg на́пречен ра́зрез (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · it spaccato (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · cy trawstoriad (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) · de Profil (section formed by a plane cutting through an object)