EGAVE

sectional

About 4.73 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Relating to a section.
  2. adjective Separating into sections.
    Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.
  3. adjective Relating to conflict between areas.
    The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.
  4. noun An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
  5. noun A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
  6. noun A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
  7. noun A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.

Similar words

divided sectioned sectoral division section factional longitudinal cross-sectional frame subparagraph

Often followed by

area view and interests studies data study areas analysis views

Word family

sectionally sectionals

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