The Collaborative International Dictionary
cross-sectional
cross-sectional \cross-sectional\ adj. of or pertaining to a cross section; as, a cross-sectional slice.
Wiktionary
cross-sectional
a. Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
WordNet
cross-sectional
adj. of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional slice"
representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the neck" [syn: cross-section(a)]
Usage examples of "cross-sectional".
Spock said, "begin full scan of planet, including cross-sectional scan of ocean and categorisation of life forms.
This time, the cross-sectional halo effect of the mindenhancing equipment was reduced to an indistinct shimmer and his body, suspended in midair, seemed completely material.