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横断面

Word · NounTraditional橫斷面

cross section; transverse section

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

cross section; transverse section; section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis

formal

Technical term used in geometry, engineering, architecture, and medicine to describe a plane cut perpendicular to the main axis of an object.

Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
fēn分
xī析
qiáo桥
liáng梁
de的
héng横
duàn断
miàn面
jié结
gòu构
 。

The engineer is analyzing the cross-sectional structure of the bridge.

Zhè这
ge个
héng横
duàn断
miàn面
tú图
qīng清
xī晰
de地
xiǎn显
shì示
le了
tǔ土
rǎng壤
de的
fēn分
céng层
qíng情
kuàng况
 。

This cross-sectional diagram clearly shows the soil stratification.

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Yī医
shēng生
tōng通
guò过
tuǐ腿
bù部
de的
héng横
duàn断
miàn面
sǎo扫
miáo描
fā发
xiàn现
le了
xuè血
shuān栓
 。

The doctor discovered a blood clot through a cross-sectional scan of the leg.