The difference between Section and Waterline

When used as nouns, section means a cutting, whereas waterline means a line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat.

Section is also verb with the meaning: to cut, divide or separate into pieces.

check bellow for the other definitions of Section and Waterline

  1. Section as a noun:

    A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

  2. Section as a noun (music):

    A part, piece, subdivision of anything. A group of instruments in an orchestra.

    Examples:

    "The horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn."

  3. Section as a noun:

    A part of a document.

  4. Section as a noun:

    An act or instance of cutting.

  5. Section as a noun (aviation):

    A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane). A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight.

  6. Section as a noun (surgery):

    An incision or the act of making an incision.

  7. Section as a noun (surgery, specifically, colloquial):

  8. Section as a noun (sciences):

    A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.

  9. Section as a noun (botany):

    A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.

  10. Section as a noun (zoology):

    An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks.

  11. Section as a noun (military):

    A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.

  12. Section as a noun (category theory):

    A right inverse.

  13. Section as a noun (NZ):

    A piece of residential land; a plot.

  14. Section as a noun (Canadian):

    A one-mile square area of land, defined by a government survey.

  15. Section as a noun (geology):

    A sequence of rock layers.

  1. Section as a verb:

    To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

  2. Section as a verb (British):

    To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons.

  3. Section as a verb:

    To perform a cesarean section on (someone).

  1. Waterline as a noun (nautical):

    A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.

  2. Waterline as a noun (aviation):

    A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.

  3. Waterline as a noun:

    A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark.

  4. Waterline as a noun (cosmetics):

    the inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.

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