section perpendicular to the axis of longitudinal growth.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cross section (noun)1.
a) a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis , also a representation of such a cutting
b) - section
2.
a measure of the probability of an encounter between particles such as will result in a specified effect (as scattering or capture)
3.
a composite representation typifying the constituents of a thing in their relations
cross section (Wikipedia)
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Cross section may refer to:
- Cross section (geometry), the intersection of a 3-dimensional body with a plane
- Cross section (electronics), a common sample preparation technique in electronics
- Cross-sectional views in architecture & engineering 3D
- Radar cross section, the unit of measure of how detectable an object is with a radar
- Cross section (physics), a quantity expressing the likelihood of an interaction event between two particles
- Cross Section (album), a 1956 album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor