Poikkileikkaus
Poikkileikkaus, meaning cross-section, is a view obtained by cutting through an object to reveal interior features not visible from the outside. The term combines poikki "across" and leikkaus "cutting" and is widely used in Finnish technical and scientific language. A poikkileikkaus is typically produced as a section view in drawings or as a slice in imaging or analysis, illustrating what lies beneath the exterior along a defined plane.
The concept is used across disciplines. In anatomy and medicine, cross-sections (axial, sagittal, coronal) show tissues
In mathematics and geometry, a cross-section is the intersection of a solid with a plane, used to