Meanings
nouncross section (plural cross sections)
plural cross sections
- mathematicsA sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
- natural sciencesA measure for the probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place, typically denoted σ and having units of barns.
Translations
Bulgarian на́пречен ра́зрез, на́пречно сече́ние
- на́пречен ра́зрез (náprečen rázrez)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
- на́пречно сече́ние (náprečno sečénie)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
- представителна извадка (predstavitelna izvadka)(mathematics, statistics) representative sample
Chinese Mandarin 橫截面 /横截面
- 橫截面 /横截面 (héngjiémiàn)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
Czech příčný řez, průřez
- příčný řezsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- průřezsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Dutch doorsnede, dwarsdoorsnede
- doorsnedesection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- dwarsdoorsnedesection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- dwarsdoorsneesection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Finnish poikkileikkaus, läpileikkaus
- poikkileikkaussection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- läpileikkaus(mathematics, statistics) representative sample
- vaikutusala(physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction
French section transversale, section droite
- section transversalesection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- section droitesection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- section efficace(physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction
German Querschnitt, Kreuzschnitt
- Querschnittsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- Kreuzschnittsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- Profilsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- Wirkungsquerschnitt(physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction
Greek διατομή, αντιπροσωπευτικό δείγμα
- διατομή (diatomí)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
- αντιπροσωπευτικό δείγμα (antiprosopeftikó deígma)(mathematics, statistics) representative sample
Hindi अनुप्रस्थ काट, अनुप्रस्थ परिच्छेद
- अनुप्रस्थ काट (anuprasth kāṭ)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
- अनुप्रस्थ परिच्छेद (anuprasth paricched)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
Hungarian keresztmetszet
- keresztmetszetsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Italian spaccato, sezione d'urto
- spaccatosection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- sezione d'urto(physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction
Japanese 横断面
- 横断面 (ōdanmen)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
Latvian šķēlums
- šķēlumssection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Māori topenga, tirohanga topenga
- topengasection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- tirohanga topengasection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Norwegian tverrsnitt, tverrsnitt
- tverrsnittsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- tverrsnitt(mathematics, statistics) representative sample
- tverrsnitt(physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction
Polish przekrój
- przekrójsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Portuguese secção transversal, seção transversal
- secção transversalsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- seção transversalsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- secção eficaz(physics) measure for the probability of a particular nuclear reaction
Romanian secțiune transversală
- secțiune transversalăsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Russian сече́ние, попере́чное сече́ние
- сече́ние (sečénije)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
- попере́чное сече́ние (poperéčnoje sečénije)section formed by a plane cutting through an object
Spanish sección transversal, corte transverso
- sección transversalsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- corte transversosection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Swedish tvärsnitt
- tvärsnittsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Turkish kesit
- kesitsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Vietnamese mặt cắt
- mặt cắtsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
Welsh trawstoriad, croestoriad
- trawstoriadsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- croestoriadsection formed by a plane cutting through an object
- trawstoriad(mathematics, statistics) representative sample
Cite this entry
APA
cross section. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20section
MLA
“cross section.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20section. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross section,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20section.
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