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CROSS-SECTIONAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length

Example:

cross-section views of the neck

Synonyms:

cross-section; cross-sectional

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

crosswise (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction)

Derivation:

cross section (a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a cross section

Example:

a cross-sectional slice

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cross section (a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis)

Derivation:

cross section (a sample meant to be representative of a whole population)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Prospective, nonrandomized, controlled trials; prospective cohort studies; prospective case series; and cross-sectional studies.

(Level of Evidence II, NCI Dictionary)