Cross
section [
Botany ]
Synonym:
Transversal section |
Dictionary of botanic terminology
index of names |
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A section cut at a right
angle to any long, narrow organ or structure. |
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If we imagine cutting a section
along the width (or middle) of a structure, the resulting cut
surfaces (or slices) are referred to as cross sections.
Compare with: longitudinal
section
Left: The cross section of
a tree trunk. |
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Cross section Synonym:
Transversal section |
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A diagram, photograph or
drawing that shows what something looks like after being cut from
one side to the other, perpendicular to its center line..
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| Cross
section [ Physycs ] |
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In physics a cross section
represents the probability of an interaction event between two
particles. |
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| Cross
section [ Geometry ] |
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In geometry, a cross
section is the intersection of a body in 3-dimensional space with a
plane, or of a body in 2-dimensional space with a line, etc. More
plainly, when cutting an object into slices one gets many parallel
cross sections |
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