plural of sectional

Able to be sectioned.

The state or quality of being sectional; sectionalism.

In a sectional manner; in sections

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something. / A part, piece, subdivision of anything. / (music) A group of instruments in an orchestra. / A part of a document. / An act or instance of cutting.

To cut, divide or separate into pieces. / To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.

Relating to a section. / Separating into sections. / Relating to conflict between areas.

simple past tense and past participle of section

present participle of section

Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole. / (politics) Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.