English Explanatory Dictionary

sectional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to a section.
  2. Separating into sections.
  3. Relating to conflict between areas.
noun
  1. An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
  2. A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
  3. A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
  4. A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛkʃənəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sectional.wav

Word forms

sectional more sectional most sectional sectionals

Etymology

From section + -al.

Related words

bisectional cross-sectional infrasectional intersectional intrasectional midsectional multisectional nonsectional sectionalise sectionalism sectionalist sectionality sectionalization sectionalize sectionally transectional unsectional
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