cross section


Definition: Meaning of, cross section in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / krɒs ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n /

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cross section cross sections
  1. a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
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  2. statistics a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
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  3. as capture or ionization physics the probability that a particular interaction will take place between particles; measured in barns
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