transverse section
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In a transverse section of a conifer, for example Douglas spruce, Fig.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
Becki, Green. a, Restored thoracic limbs in transverse section of the animal; b, section across a posterior somite; c, section across one of the sub-terminal somites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
This is also seen in a transverse section of the calyx of Magnolia grandiflora, where each of the three leaves embraces that within it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
In diffuse porous woods, the main features to be noticed are: In the transverse section, Fig.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
But these masses can never be perfect spheres, although they often appear such when a transverse section is made in any line not in the direction of the point of attachment.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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