Definitions
adjective
representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
“cross-section views of the neck”
noun
a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
noun
a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
noun
the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
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