gross cross-section area

gross Adjective

— The gross amount is the total before you take away losses or expenses. Her gross pay was $500, but then they took out $60 for tax. — A gross violation or abuse is very bad and clearly wrong. Leaving the bank unlocked was an act of gross carelessness. — If something is gross is very unpleasant. There was a gross smell coming from the broken pipe.

cross Verb

— If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side. Don't cross the street until the light turns green. We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet. — If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly. She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot. — If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like. Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me. — If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path. Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.

cross Noun

— A cross is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other. In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.

cross Adjective

— Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed. Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.

section Noun

— A section of a thing or place is a part of it. The police closed one section of the road because of the accident.

section Verb

— If you section something, you divide it into parts.

area Noun

— An area is a piece of land or space. This is the business area of town. We have chosen a large forest area for the new park. — An area of study is a special subject, such as mathematics, grammar, music, or biology. Economics is quite interesting, but my area is more related to politics. — The area of a surface, is the size of the surface. The length is 10 cm and the width is 5 cm, so the area is 50 mathcm^2/math.