sección

Definitions of sección
  1. noun
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    synonyms: segmento
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    curva
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    carca, escalera, línea recta, recta, recto
    a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
    artículo, inciso, subsector
    a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
    type of:
    parte, porción
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
  2. noun
    a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
    synonyms: apartado
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    apocalipsis
    the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
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    episodio
    a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
    cierre, conclusión, fenecimiento, fin, final, finalización, terminación
    the last section of a communication
    anticlímax
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
    advertencia, exordio, introducción, prefacio, preámbulo, prólogo
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
    encabezamiento, exordio, preámbulo
    a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
    epílogo
    a short passage added at the end of a literary work
    epílogo
    a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
    peroración
    (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
    extracto
    a passage selected from a larger work
    segundo puesto
    the passage that is being read
    transición
    a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
    introito, loa, prólogo
    an introduction to a play
    coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
    type of:
    escrito, escritura
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
    música
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  3. noun
    a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
    synonyms: pelotón
  4. noun
    a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
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    grupo musical
    an organization of musicians who perform together
  5. noun
    (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
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    sección transversal
    a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
    perfil
    a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
  6. noun
    a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
    synonyms: muestra
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