cross-sectional

Definitions of cross-sectional
  1. adjective
    of or relating to a cross section
    “a cross-sectional slice”
  2. adjective
    representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
    synonyms: cross-section
    crosswise
    lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
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