an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
an abstract part of something | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object |
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) |
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective | a segment of a citrus fruit |
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | a small army unit usually having a special function |
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class |
| a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon |
| a specialized division of a large organization |
| a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately |
| (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid |
| a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people |
| a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope |
| a land unit equal to 1 square mile |