noun Date: 1835 1. a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis, section 3b, a measure of the probability of an encounter between particles such as will result in a specified effect (as scattering or capture), a composite representation typifying the constituents of a thing in their relations, cross-section transitive verb cross-sectional adjective
CROSS SECTION
Meaning of CROSS SECTION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012