SECTIONING

10 letters 13 Scrabble points

Definition of SECTIONING

verb

  1. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

  2. To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.

  3. To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

noun

  1. A division into sections.

  2. (mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S E C T I O N I N G
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points