Architectural sections (Topical Term)

Work cat: 2015047210: Manual of section, 2015: CIP t.p. (section) galley (In reference to architectural drawing, the term section typically describes a cut through the body of a building, perpendicular to the horizon line)

A&AT, Dec. 1, 2015 (sections (orthographic projections); orthographic drawings or works in another media depicting a building, object, or site as if cut through and exposed at one specific plane; terms: full sections (orthographic projections); general sections (orthographic projections); section drawings; section plans)

Avery index online, Dec. 1, 2015 (Subject(s): Sections [17 results])

Curl, J.S. Dict. arch. and landscape arch., 2006 (section; surface or portion obtained by a cut made through a structure or any part of a structure to reveal its profile, and/or interior)

Magrou, Rafaël. "The glories of the architectural section." Harvard Design Magazine no. 35: 34-3p, 2012. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, EBSCOhost (accessed December 23, 2015)

Dict. arch. & construction, 2006 (section; 1. A representation of an object as it would appear if cut by an imaginary plane, showing the internal structure. 2. A representation of a building, or portion thereof, drawn as if it were cut vertically to show the interior)

OED, Dec. 1, 2015 (section, n. 4. a. A drawing representing an object (e.g. a building, a piece of machinery, a portion of the earth's crust) as it would appear if cut through in a plane at right angles to the line of sight)

Oxford art online, Dec. 1, 2015 ("section drawing" search [7 hits])