A short, thick piece of anything.

ETYM Old Eng. pece, French pičce, Late Lat. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. w. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. and Irish cuid part, share. Related to Petty.
(Homonym: peace).
1. A separate part of a whole.
2. A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; SYN. slice.
3. An instance of some kind; SYN. bit.
4. An item that is an instance of some type; or.
5. An artistic or literary composition.
6. A distance.
7. An object created by a sculptor. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin sectio, from secare, sectum, to cut; akin to Eng. saw a cutting instrument: cf. French section. Related to Saw, Scion, Dissect, Insect, Secant, Segment.
1. A self-contained part of a larger composition; SYN. subdivision.
2. A very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope.
3. One of several pieces or parts that fit with others to constitute a whole object; SYN. segment.
4. A distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people.
5. A division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class.
6. A segment of a citrus fruit.
7. A land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side.
8. A small army unit usually having a special function.
9. A small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon.
10. (Geometry) The area created by a plane cutting through a solid; SYN. plane section. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin segmentum, from secare to cut, cut off: cf. French segment. Related to Saw a cutting instrument.
In geometry, part of a circle cut off by a straight line or chord, running from one point on the circumference to another. All angles in the same segment are equal.
One of the parts into which something naturally divides.