Cross-section

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cross section. alt-of, alternative

    "The book's publication was also welcomed by a wide cross-section of the industry, with a large group of both current and former industry leaders gathering for the launch at St Pancras."

Adjective
  1. 1
    representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length wordnet

Synonyms

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cross-sectional

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"That prompted a cross-section of officials in the southeast Asian country to gush about the promise in store for one of the world's fastest-growing economies."

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