Sect Vocabulary

Insect a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, abdomen Noun

Sector a separate part of a society, group, or area Noun

Transect to cut across something Verb

Dissect to cut apart for the purpose of investigation Verb

Section a separate part of something Noun

Vivisection surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases Noun

Sectional a couch that is made up of separate pieces Noun

Trisect to cut into three separate pieces Verb

Bisect to cut into two pieces or halves Verb

Intersection the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other Noun