Cross-section Noun - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of cross section noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cross section noun  /ˈkrɒs sekʃn/  /ˈkrɔːs sekʃn/ jump to other results

1. [countable, uncountable] what you see when you cut through the middle of something so that you can see the different layers it is made of; a drawing of this view
   • a diagram representing a cross section of the human eye
   • in cross section the human eye in cross section

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2. [countable, usually singular] a group of people or things that are typical of a larger group
   • a representative cross section of society
   • a wide cross section of the population
   • a broad cross section of opinion
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • broad
   • fair
   • good
   • …
   verb + cross section
   • be drawn from
   • represent
   preposition
   • cross section  of
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See cross section in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee cross section in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: cross section

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