cross section
noun /ˈkrɒs sekʃn/
  /ˈkrɔːs sekʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] what you see when you cut through the middle of something so that you can see the different layers it is made of; a drawing of this view
- a diagram representing a cross section of the human eye
 - in cross section the human eye in cross section
 
 - [countable, usually singular] a group of people or things that are typical of a larger group
- a representative cross section of society
 - a wide cross section of the population
 - a broad cross section of opinion
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
 - fair
 - good
 - …
 
- be drawn from
 - represent
 
- cross section of