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cross section

[kraws sek-shuhn, kros] / ˈkrɔs ˌsɛk ʃən, ˈkrɒs /
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representative sample
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Figure 1 | Cross-section of kimberlite from West Greenland.

From Nature • Sep. 24, 2019

Figure 10.10 Cross-section through the Aleutian subduction zone with a depiction of the increasing depth of earthquakes “inshore” from the trench.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Figure 21.15 Cross-section of the accretion of the Intermontane Superterrane to the west coast of North America and the resulting compression, folding, and thrusting of North American sedimentary rocks.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Cross-section of miniature human brains termed cerebral organoids Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2013

"Cross-section work for the G. T. P.," the surveyor replied.

From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto




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