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Sectional

//ˈsɛkʃənəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a section.
  2. 2
    Separating into sections.

    "Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door."

  3. 3
    Relating to conflict between areas.

    "The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute."

Adjective
  1. 1
    related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people wordnet
  2. 2
    consisting of or divided into sections wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane) wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.

    "Instead of [...] admiring the sleek chrome and leather sectional, they had huddled in a corner."

  2. 2
    a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together wordnet
  3. 3
    A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
  4. 4
    A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
  5. 5
    A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From section + -al.

Etymology 2

From section + -al.

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