0
Spacewater Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Cross-Section
Can someone please explain the meaning of cross section in simple sentence structure?
I read the definition in dictionary but i cannot still comprehend the meaning of cross section.
"
I read the definition in dictionary but i cannot still comprehend the meaning of cross section.
"
| a section made by a plane cutting anything transversely, esp. at right angles to the longest axis." |
Top answer
Imagine a tall rectangular cake, say 20 inches long and 10 inches wide and 10 inches high. The cake is made of many layers, like a black forest cake - say each layer is 1 inch thick, so there are 10 layers, with icing in between to hold them together. Now imagine cutting a thin slice of the cake, not a little square of it, as we normally would do, but one half inch wide and 20 inches long.
- Imagine a tall rectangular cake, say 20 inches long and 10 inches wide and 10 inches high.
- The cake is made of many layers, like a black forest cake - say each layer is 1 inch thick, so there are 10 layers, with icing in between to hold them together.
- Now imagine cutting a thin slice of the cake, not a little square of it, as we normally would do, but one half inch wide and 20 inches long.
- So each person would get a piece of cake 1/2 inch wide, 20 inches long and 10 inches high.
- If you look at one side of your long piece, you can see all the layers of cake and icing going up to the height of 10 inches - you are looking at a cross-section.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
Imagine a tall rectangular cake, say 20 inches long and 10 inches wide and 10 inches high. The cake is made of many layers, like a black forest cake - say each layer is 1 inch thick, so there are 10 layers, with icing in between to hold them together.
Now imagine cutting a thin slice of the cake, not a little square of it, as we normally would do, but one half inch wide and 20 inches l
Now imagine cutting a thin slice of the cake, not a little square of it, as we normally would do, but one half inch wide and 20 inches l
00
Hi Spacewater,
Imagine a long tree branch has fallen from a tree. It's too heavy to carry. You take a saw and you cut the branch into two pieces so you they are lighter. If you look at the cut you have just made, you are looking at the cross-section of the branch.
Imagine you have a loaf of bread and it's not cut. Cut a slice off the end. Turn the loaf so you're looking at the l
Imagine a long tree branch has fallen from a tree. It's too heavy to carry. You take a saw and you cut the branch into two pieces so you they are lighter. If you look at the cut you have just made, you are looking at the cross-section of the branch.
Imagine you have a loaf of bread and it's not cut. Cut a slice off the end. Turn the loaf so you're looking at the l
0
Related Questions