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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
  1. adj. of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional slice"

  2. 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.