截面

jiémiàn

noun #53,468

Meanings

1 cross-section
2 section (of an object or structure)

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Examples

这张图显示了管道的截面。

Zhè zhāng tú xiǎnshìle guǎndào de jiémiàn.

This diagram shows the cross-section of the pipe.

钢梁的截面是工字形。

Gāngliáng de jiémiàn shì gōngzìxíng.

The cross-section of the steel beam is I-shaped.

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usage

截面 (engineering cross-section) vs 断面 (duànmiàn, also cross-section, often geological or biological). Also extended in physics: 散射截面 'scattering cross-section' — effectively a probability area.

Stroke Order

截 jié

面 miàn