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cross-sectional

1. adj. []

Pertaining to a diagram of a vertical section through a volume, as opposed to the surface, "bird's eye," or plan view of a map. Cross sections are useful for displaying the types and orientations of subsurface structures and formations.

See: fence diagramlithostratigraphy

Cross section of the Douala Basin, Cameroon