sectioning

Pluralsectionings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of section. Use this form for the ongoing act of dividing something into parts.

   The teacher is sectioning the book into smaller parts for the class.

   Sectioning the report helped us find each topic faster.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of splitting something into separate parts.

   Like cutting a cake into slices so each piece stands on its own.

   The sectioning of the garden into flower beds gave each plant its own space.

   Visitors liked the museum's clear sectioning into themed rooms.

   Similardivision, segmentation, partitioning

3. 3
   nounAustraliaNew ZealandUKcountable

   A time when someone is placed in a mental health hospital without agreeing, under British law.

   After the sectioning, her family visited her on the ward every weekend.

   The doctor ordered a sectioning when the patient refused all voluntary care.

   Similarcommittal, detention, commitment

   Oppositedischarge, release

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