cross-sectional adj 1: of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional slice" 2: representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the neck" [syn: {cross-section(a)}, {cross-sectional}]
cross-sectional \cross-sectional\ adj. of or pertaining to a cross section; as, a cross-sectional slice. [WordNet 1.5] Cross-spale