sectional

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

adjective

  • relating to a section or subdivision of a larger whole: a sectional championship
  • relating to a section or group within a community: the chairman of the commission looked on sectional interests as a danger to the common good
  • relating to a view of the structure of an object in section: sectional drawings
  • made or supplied in sections: sectional sills, made from more than one piece of timber

noun

North American
  • a sofa made in sections that can be used separately as chairs.

Derivatives

sectionalize

(also sectionalise) verb

sectionally

adverb