Cross section (geometry)
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A 3-D view of a beverage-can stove with a cross section in yellow.
A cross section is what one gets if one cuts an object into slices.
In geometry the correct definition of cross section is: the intersection of a body in 2-dimensional space with a line, or of a body in 3-dimensional space with a plane.
A cross section, or section is also an orthographic projection of a 3-dimensional object from the position of a plane through the object. A floor plan is a section viewed from the top.
Cross Section (geometry) Media
Pinus taeda cross-section showing annual rings, Cheraw, South Carolina.