cross sectional
/ˈkrɔsˌsɛkʃənəl/
adjective
- Relating to a cross-section; showing or involving a cut-through view of something.
- The cross-sectional image from the MRI showed the patient's spine clearly.
- We studied a cross-sectional diagram of a volcano in geography class.
- The engineer examined the cross-sectional shape of the bridge support.
- Involving a group of people or things at one point in time, used especially in research.
- A cross-sectional survey was used to measure public opinion before the election.
- The researchers conducted a cross-sectional study of health habits among teenagers.
- Cross-sectional data can show differences between age groups at a single moment.
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