midsection

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/ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/

noun

The middle section of something.

Similar
middlemidriff
OriginEnglish section ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmidsection (plural midsections)

plural midsections

  1. The middle section of something.
  2. anatomyThe midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist.

    That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut, ripped midsection.

    2010, Bill Geiger, “6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks”, in Reps!, 17:106

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

Similar
middlemidriff
Broader
arearegion
Also see
middlemidriff

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishsection
  12. Englishmidsection

From mid- + section.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中部
  • 中部 (zhōngbù)middle section of something
Finnish keskiosa
  • keskiosamiddle section of something
Tagalog gitapyas
  • gitapyasmiddle section of something

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

midsection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsection

MLA

“midsection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midsection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsection.

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