sectionaladj.n.

/ˈsɛkʃənəl/

Etymology: < section n. + -al suffix¹. Compare French sectionnel.

A. adj.

1. Pertaining to a section or division of a larger part.

a. Pertaining to a section or sections of a country, society, or population; sometimes (of interests, etc.) with implied opposition to general.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > [adjective] > relating to a part of society

sectional1806

1806 Deb. Congr. U.S. 15 Apr. (1852) 1042 Let a narrow, selfish, local, sectional policy prevail and struggles will commence.

1816 Monthly Mag. 42 230 In the sectional or parish assemblies during the revolution a cobbler ascended the tribune.

1856 W. Irving Life Washington II. 559 The sectional jealousies prevalent among them [sc. the troops from the different provinces] were more and more a subject of uneasiness to Washington.

1865 W. C. Fowler (title) The Sectional Controversy; or passages in the political history of the United States, including the courses of the war between the sections.

1881 Nature 4 Aug. 325 The sectional meetings are being held in the rooms of the various scientific societies in the Burlington House region.

1886 Campbell-Bannerman Speech 13 May in Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 305 948 Those who anticipate the further embitterment of sectional and sectarian strife [in Ireland].

1908 Daily Chron. 25 Feb. 6/6 The design includes only the Cross of St. George, the sectional emblem of England.

b. Prosody. Pertaining to a section or member of a verse.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > relating to a section of a line

sectional1838

1838 E. Guest Hist. Eng. Rhythms I. i. vi. 125 Sectional Rhime is that which exists between syllables contained in the same section.

1838 E. Guest Hist. Eng. Rhythms i. vii. 154 Perhaps we may infer, that the sectional pause was originally a stop.

c. Of the nature of a section, incomplete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective]

halfa1300

brokec1380

incompletec1380

imperfecta1398

infecta1398

unperfecta1398

uncompletec1430

unfullc1450

partile1576

unentire?1605

half-faced1607

fragmentary1612

broken1634

partiary1654

fractional1675

fractionarya1690

half-way1694

fragmentala1763

half-and-half1796

fragmentitious1827

incompleted1836

sectional1848

mincemeaty1870

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 204 Our life is incomplete and sectional.

a. Of or pertaining to a section (sense A. 4), relating to the view of the structure of a body in section.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > [adjective] > belonging or related to plane surface > exposed by section

sectional1825

society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [adjective] > of or relating to a section

sectional1825

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 181 Part of the furnace is shown in a sectional view.

1868 W. Humber Strains in Girders 67 For sectional area of material, substitute an equivalent strain.

1874 tr. E. Lommel Nature of Light (ed. 4) 79 Chief or principal planes or sections, having the same sectional outline.

b. sectional line n. Geology the line on the earth's surface through which a section is supposed to be made.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > measurement of strata > line or representation

sectional line1831

profile1929

1831 A. Sedgwick in Trans. Geol. Soc. (1836) 2nd Ser. 4 87 From Dent the sectional line ranges over the top of Risell to the Garsdale river.

1850 T. Baker Mensuration 121 To draw a sectional line of several points in the earth's surface, the levels of which have been taken.

3. Composed or made up of several sections or parts fitting into one another.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adjective] > proper or standard > accurate in fit

fit1530

dovetailing1821

sectional1875

mated1912

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sectional Steam-boiler.

1901 Furniture Rec. 15 June (Suppl.) 4 The Gunn K.D. Sectional Book Cases.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny v. 74 A word from me was more to them than a whole deckle-edged library from East Aurora in sectional bookcases was from anybody else.

1937 Discovery Feb. 35/1 They had hoped to use a very light sectional building.

1957 Times 2 July (Agric. Suppl.) p. vi/2 A typical old barn now houses the grain intake pit, cleaner, pre-dry bin, continuous dryer, and sectional storage bins.

1960 Which? Jan. 5 Sectional boiler, coke-fired.

4. Of steel: rolled in the form of sections (sense 2p).

ΚΠ

1881 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 703 The sectional forms given..are intended to supply the requirements of engineers engaged in the construction of railways, warehouses, public buildings, and similar work.

1916 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 93 354 All the sectional material rolled differs from the ideal by not giving equal distribution of stress in the material.

1924 H. J. Skelton Econ. Iron & Steel 279 Wherever practicable, it is desirable that rolled shapes or sectional material in mild steel should be ordered from the list of British Standard Sections.

1924 Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 242/3 Although there is a very slight increase in the demand for sectional material, steelmakers are scarce of specifications for ship and boiler plates.

B. n. elliptical.

A piece of furniture composed of sections which can be used separately; spec. one which can be used either as a sofa or as a set of chairs. U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > types of furniture generally > piece of

encoignure1848

Chippendale1875

unit1899

Victorian1905

island1932

sectional1961

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 3/1 (advt.) Top quality convertible sofas & sectionals.

1977 Time 28 Mar. 50/2 One day Lily and Richard decided that the living-room sofa would look better as a sectional. Practical kids, they picked up a saw and divided it into three pieces.

1980 Redbook Oct. 86 (advt.) Display the sectionals alone or group them with matching modular pieces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sectional
释义	sectionaladj.n. /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ Etymology: < section n. + -al suffix¹. Compare French sectionnel. A. adj. 1. Pertaining to a section or division of a larger part. a. Pertaining to a section or sections of a country, society, or population; sometimes (of interests, etc.) with implied opposition to general. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > [adjective] > relating to a part of society sectional1806 1806 Deb. Congr. U.S. 15 Apr. (1852) 1042 Let a narrow, selfish, local, sectional policy prevail and struggles will commence. 1816 Monthly Mag. 42 230 In the sectional or parish assemblies during the revolution a cobbler ascended the tribune. 1856 W. Irving Life Washington II. 559 The sectional jealousies prevalent among them [sc. the troops from the different provinces] were more and more a subject of uneasiness to Washington. 1865 W. C. Fowler (title) The Sectional Controversy; or passages in the political history of the United States, including the courses of the war between the sections. 1881 Nature 4 Aug. 325 The sectional meetings are being held in the rooms of the various scientific societies in the Burlington House region. 1886 Campbell-Bannerman Speech 13 May in Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 305 948 Those who anticipate the further embitterment of sectional and sectarian strife [in Ireland]. 1908 Daily Chron. 25 Feb. 6/6 The design includes only the Cross of St. George, the sectional emblem of England. b. Prosody. Pertaining to a section or member of a verse. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > relating to a section of a line sectional1838 1838 E. Guest Hist. Eng. Rhythms I. i. vi. 125 Sectional Rhime is that which exists between syllables contained in the same section. 1838 E. Guest Hist. Eng. Rhythms i. vii. 154 Perhaps we may infer, that the sectional pause was originally a stop. c. Of the nature of a section, incomplete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] halfa1300 brokec1380 incompletec1380 imperfecta1398 infecta1398 unperfecta1398 uncompletec1430 unfullc1450 partile1576 unentire?1605 half-faced1607 fragmentary1612 broken1634 partiary1654 fractional1675 fractionarya1690 half-way1694 fragmentala1763 half-and-half1796 fragmentitious1827 incompleted1836 sectional1848 mincemeaty1870 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 204 Our life is incomplete and sectional. 2. a. Of or pertaining to a section (sense A. 4), relating to the view of the structure of a body in section. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > [adjective] > belonging or related to plane surface > exposed by section sectional1825 society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [adjective] > of or relating to a section sectional1825 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 181 Part of the furnace is shown in a sectional view. 1868 W. Humber Strains in Girders 67 For sectional area of material, substitute an equivalent strain. 1874 tr. E. Lommel Nature of Light (ed. 4) 79 Chief or principal planes or sections, having the same sectional outline. b. sectional line n. Geology the line on the earth's surface through which a section is supposed to be made. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > measurement of strata > line or representation sectional line1831 profile1929 1831 A. Sedgwick in Trans. Geol. Soc. (1836) 2nd Ser. 4 87 From Dent the sectional line ranges over the top of Risell to the Garsdale river. 1850 T. Baker Mensuration 121 To draw a sectional line of several points in the earth's surface, the levels of which have been taken. 3. Composed or made up of several sections or parts fitting into one another. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adjective] > proper or standard > accurate in fit fit1530 dovetailing1821 sectional1875 mated1912 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sectional Steam-boiler. 1901 Furniture Rec. 15 June (Suppl.) 4 The Gunn K.D. Sectional Book Cases. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny v. 74 A word from me was more to them than a whole deckle-edged library from East Aurora in sectional bookcases was from anybody else. 1937 Discovery Feb. 35/1 They had hoped to use a very light sectional building. 1957 Times 2 July (Agric. Suppl.) p. vi/2 A typical old barn now houses the grain intake pit, cleaner, pre-dry bin, continuous dryer, and sectional storage bins. 1960 Which? Jan. 5 Sectional boiler, coke-fired. 4. Of steel: rolled in the form of sections (sense 2p). ΚΠ 1881 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 703 The sectional forms given..are intended to supply the requirements of engineers engaged in the construction of railways, warehouses, public buildings, and similar work. 1916 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 93 354 All the sectional material rolled differs from the ideal by not giving equal distribution of stress in the material. 1924 H. J. Skelton Econ. Iron & Steel 279 Wherever practicable, it is desirable that rolled shapes or sectional material in mild steel should be ordered from the list of British Standard Sections. 1924 Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 242/3 Although there is a very slight increase in the demand for sectional material, steelmakers are scarce of specifications for ship and boiler plates. B. n. elliptical. A piece of furniture composed of sections which can be used separately; spec. one which can be used either as a sofa or as a set of chairs. U.S. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > types of furniture generally > piece of encoignure1848 Chippendale1875 unit1899 Victorian1905 island1932 sectional1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 3/1 (advt.) Top quality convertible sofas & sectionals. 1977 Time 28 Mar. 50/2 One day Lily and Richard decided that the living-room sofa would look better as a sectional. Practical kids, they picked up a saw and divided it into three pieces. 1980 Redbook Oct. 86 (advt.) Display the sectionals alone or group them with matching modular pieces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1806
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