cross-sectionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrɒs.sek.ʃən/us/ˈkrɑːs.sek.ʃən/something that has been cut in half so that you can see the inside, or a model or picture of this:
a cross-section of the human heart
a small group that represents all of the different types within the total group:
The demonstrators seemed to be from a wide cross-section of society.
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