Synonyms for cross section
cross sec·tion

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1. cross sectionnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   lengthwise, lengthways

2. cross sectionnoun

   a sample meant to be representative of a whole population

   Antonyms:
   lengthways, lengthwise

3. cross sectionadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   lengthways, lengthwise

4. cross-section(a), cross-sectionaladjective

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

   "cross-section views of the neck"

   Antonyms:
   lengthwise, lengthways

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1. Askia Muhammad:

   Minister Farrakhan and his reputation would hurt someone trying to win acceptance in the broad cross-section.

2. The President:

   You look at those protests and that was a far more representative cross section of America out on the streets, peacefully protesting. Who felt moved to do something because of the injustices that they have seen. That didn't exist back in the 1960s.

3. Simon Karger from technology developers:

   With Chimaera, what we've done is we've combined smart sensing technology, pre-operative planning, we've taken small implant form-factors; and we've combined both implant delivery with surgical tool to provide a completely connected, unified surgical system that has the potential to take a surgery that maybe only four or five people in the world can carry out today and make it accessible to a broad cross-section of general surgeons. By doing that we make it accessible to a much, much broader patient population.

4. Charles Kurzman:

   For a long time those who did not require relief entertained the illusion that those being aided were in need through some fault of their own. It is now pretty clear in the national mind that the unemployed are a cross-section of the workers, the finest people in the land”

5. Henry Cuellar:

   Jobs are still very important, but for some people, gun control will be an issue. For other people, the abortion issue will be very important. I think in my district, really it's a cross section of the community. There are other issues, border security, jobs, water issues — all of that is important.