section
subs.
Part: P. and V. μέρος, τό, μοῖρα, ἡ, P. μόριον, τό.
Piece cut off: P. τμῆμα, τό.
pars; diminutive particula: portio
I. Division: pars: v.
II. Of a chapter or book: *sectio: as t. t.: M. L. pass.
III. In geom., act of cutting: sectio: Quint. 1, 10, 49.
a piece, portion, section
τμῆμα
a part cut off, a section, piece
τομή
stump, section
appearing fewer than 50 times
ἀγγειοτομίαsection of a vein
ἔκτμημα
section, segment
A drawing revealing the structure of a three-dimensional object by imaginarily slicing a piece away and showing the exposed,"cut-away" view of the remaining face.
Description: Viewing a three-dimensional object in section is comparable to what one sees when looking at the back of a dollhouse. A frontal view of a dollhouse does not reveal the arrangement of rooms behind the wall or the thickness of walls and floors. A back view, the wall having been cut-away, reveals the structure clearly. A section is drawn without the distortion of lighting or viewing angle. Like in an elevation, a section shows every element of a structure as if on eye level. The purpose of a section is to show the true measurement and relationship of elements within the structure. A section should always contain a scale as a measuring guide.
- Elevation
- Plan
- Scale