Adjective: sectional sek-shu-nul
Usage: N. Amer
- Consisting of or divided into sections
"a sectional sofa";
- sectioned
- Related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people
"sectional tensions arose over slavery"
- Relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)
"a sectional view"; "sectional drawings"
Usage: N. Amer
- A piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together
"They rearranged the sectional sofa to better fit their living room"
Derived forms: sectionals
See also: divided, territorial
Type of: article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture
Encyclopedia: Sectional