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cross section

noun

1 cross section

A section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis.

Dutch: doorsnede
Polish: rzut, przekrój

2 cross section

A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.

Dutch: doorsnede

3 cross section

physics The probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns.


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