cross-sectionaladj.
Of or pertaining to a cross-section.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [adjective] > serving as a sample > of or relating to a cross-section
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > division by cutting > [adjective] > relating to a cross-section
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1874 Spons' Dict. Engin. VIII. 2931 The difference in cross-sectional area between the two ends of the ram is the area acted upon by the water to lift it.
1896 E. Atkinson tr. H. du Bois Magn. Circuit 60 S is the cross-sectional area of the bar-magnet.
1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 94 The cross-sectional dimensions must be correct.
1923 W. E. Gibbs Clouds & Smokes 137 The cross-sectional area is many times that of the fume.
1941 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 Mar. 214/3 Material descriptive of conditions at present governing the lives of under-twenties (cross-sectional).
1958 J. M. Argyle Relig. Behaviour vi. 38 When age differences in attitudes are found in a cross-sectional survey, it is sometimes possible to account for them by historical factors.
1968 R. A. Lyttleton Myst. Solar Syst. iv. 114 Only about 10−5 of its overall cross-sectional area can be producing any reflection.
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