sectional — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Relating to a section.

2. Separating into sections.

   Examples

   Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.

3. Relating to conflict between areas.

   Examples

   The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.

Noun

1. An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.

   Examples

   Instead of [...] admiring the sleek chrome and leather sectional, they had huddled in a corner.

2. A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.

3. A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.

4. A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.

Adjective

1. relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)

   Examples

   a sectional view

   sectional drawings

2. consisting of or divided into sections

   Synonyms

   sectioned

   Examples

   a sectional sofa

   sectioned plates

3. related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people

   Examples

   sectional tensions arose over slavery

Noun

1. a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together

   Broader terms

   furniturepiece of furniturearticle of furniture