A section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis.
The surface formed when a solid is cut through by a plane at right angles to its axis. cross section

ETYM Italian profilo, from Latin pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. French profil. Related to File arow, and cf. Purfle, Purl, a fringe.
1. A side view representation of an object (especially a human face).
2. A vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers.
3. A graph representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics.
4. Biographical sketch. + prikaži više