Definition of "sectionalization" [sectionalization]

• The act of rendering sectional in scope or spirit. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The Sanctus once again makes use of the sectionalization, this time introducing another tenor and bass duet for the ‘Pleni sunt caeli’."
• "The reflector can be a rigid axial paraboloid, made for example from sheet metal or from a reflecting foil by application of high or low pressure, possibly with some manner of sectionalization provided for taking it apart, folding it together or otherwise rendering it portable."
• "Secondly, the other fundamental trend is toward an organizational base for development and leads to sectionalization."