English dictionary

cross section

/kr/O/s_'s/E/k/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
a sample meant to be representative of a whole population

noun.cognition

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(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns

noun.attribute

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