[ˈsɛkʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up
(e.g: I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder)

- a distinct group within a larger body of people or things
(e.g: the non-parliamentary section of the party)

- the cutting of a solid by or along a plane


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th century

[ˈsɛkʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- divide into sections
(e.g: she began to section the grapefruit)

- commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act
(e.g: should she be sectioned and forced back into hospital?)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th century