METALLOGRAPHIC SPECIMEN Synonyms

• a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

• items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

• all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

• take a sample of

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

• a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

• a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

• a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

• a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• a small army unit usually having a special function

• a specialized division of a large organization

• a segment of a citrus fruit

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

• divide into segments

• a share of something

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a wound made by cutting

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• a thin flat piece cut off of some object

• a spatula for spreading paint or ink

• make a clean cut through

• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

• cut into slices

• hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

• a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters

• a small thin crisp cake or cookie

• thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)

• a sample of metal, carefully prepared for analysis.