断面 (duàn miàn) — cross-section, sectional view (of a cut or slic…

Definition

Technical/scientific term for a 'cross-section' — the surface exposed by cutting through an object, used in engineering, geology, and anatomy.

noun

cross-sectionsectional view (of a cut or slice through an object)

Measure word · 个

断面。
Gōng chéng shī fēn xī le qiáo liáng de duàn miàn.
The engineer analyzed the cross-section of the bridge.
断面。
Zhè zhāng duàn miàn tú xiǎn shì le dì xià de jié gòu.
This cross-sectional diagram shows the underground structure.
断面。
Yán shí de duàn miàn kě yǐ gào sù wǒ men tā de xíng chéng guò chéng.
The cross-section of the rock can tell us about its formation process.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

断 means cut and 面 means surface, naming the surface made by slicing through something.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 斷; 断 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 斷 uses 𢇍 (to cut) and 斤 (axe) together.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.