subsection

noun, verb — 5 senses

subsection

noun

Etymology From sub- + section.

1

A defined part of a section.

  • To them, just being a webhead or computer geek is not enough. The culture has its own subsections […]2005, Leanne Newson, Jules Aldous, The Legal Maze: VCE Units 1 and 2, page 445:
  • There is experimental evidence showing that cortisol restrains the intensity and duration of the emergency reaction to stress, and catecholamines have been shown to enhance emotional memory in the amygdala (see subsection on "Noradrenaline"). Thus, individuals lacking cortisol would overstore traumatic memories .2006, Marcus Lira Brandão, Frederico Guilherme Graeff, Neurobiology of Mental Disorders, page 36:
2

Law A subpart of a legal document such as law.

  • A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law (1) specifically refers to this subsection; specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and (3) specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).1994, Congress of the United States, United States Statutes at Large, volume 108, part 4:
  • In the end, the deadlock was resolved by a minor -- but for the National Party symbolically important -- addition to one of the other subsections of the language clause.2003 Summer, Kristin Henrard, “Post-Apartheid South Africa: Transformation and Reconciliation”, in World Affairs, volume 166, number 1, page 37:
3

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy, Zoology An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.

4

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences, Taxonomy A taxonomic rank below section and above species.

Derived terms
subsectional, subsubsection

subsection

verb

Etymology From sub- + section.

1

To insert subsections (into some text, etc.)

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