noun · Colors & Shapes

cross section

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The meaning (definition) of the word cross section

the shape you see when you slice something in half

The word cross section used in a sentence

We cut the apple in half to see a cross section.

How the word cross section is said around the world

Frenchcoupe transversale (koop trahnzversahl)
Spanishsección transversal (saykthyohn trahnsvayrsahl)
Mandarin横截面 (héng jié miàn)
Hindiक्रॉस सेक्शन (kraws saykshuhn)
Arabicالمقطع العرضي (ahlmahktah ahlahrdeey)
Russianпоперечное сечение (poperechnoe sechenie)
Portuguese (EU)corte transversal (kawruhti truhnngzviruhsahl)
Portuguese (BR)corte transversal (kawruhchew truhnngzvayruhsow)
Japanese断面 (danmen)
GermanQuerschnitt (kvershnit)
Urduکراس سیکشن (kuhrahs saykshahn)
Punjabiਅਨੁਪ੍ਰਸਥ ਕਾਟ (uhnuupruhsuht kaht)
Korean단면 (danmyeon)
Hebrewחתך רוחב
Greekδιατομή (diatome)
Dutchdwarsdoorsnede (dvahrzdawrsnayduh)
Tagalogseksyong krus (sekhyohng kroos)
Vietnamesemặt cắt ngang (maht kahurt ngahng)
Turkishenine kesit (ayneene kaysit)
Persianمقطع عرضی (mahktah ahrzee)
Polishprzekrój poprzeczny (pshekrooy pawpshechni)
Ukrainianпоперечний переріз (poperechnyy pereriz)
Bengaliক্রস সেকশন (krawsh shaykawshawn)
Swedishtvärsnitt (tveshnit)
Italiansezione trasversale (saytseeohnay trahzvayrsahlay)

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