| Pronunciation: | | kros 'sekshun
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| Matching Terms: | | cross sectional area, cross-section(a), cross-sectional
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- [n] (atomic or nuclear physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
- [n] a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
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| | See Also: | | chance, plane section, probability, profile, section |
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| | Related Terms: | | adjunct, chiasma, component, contingent, crossing, cruciation, decussation, detachment, detail, division, dole, embodiment, example, exponent, fraction, installment, intercrossing, intersecting, intersection, item, parcel, part, particular, percentage, portion, quadrant, quarter, quota, random sample, remainder, representation, representative, sample, sampling, section, sector, segment, share, specimen, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, transection, transversion, traversal, type, typification |
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