division
[ dih-vizh-uhn ]
/ dɪˈvɪʒ ən /
noun
Origin of division
SYNONYMS FOR division
synonym study for division
1.
Division,
partition suggest dividing into parts.
Division usually means marking off or separating a whole into parts.
Partition often adds the idea of allotting or assigning parts following division:
partition of an estate, of a country.
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British Dictionary definitions for divisional
division
/ (dɪˈvɪʒən) /
noun
Derived forms of division
divisional or divisionary, adjective divisionally, adverbWord Origin for division
C14: from Latin
dīvīsiō, from
dīvidere to
divide
Medical definitions for divisional
division
[ dĭ-vĭzh′ən ]
n.
The act or process of dividing.
Cell division.
The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.
Scientific definitions for divisional
division
[ dĭ-vĭzh′ən ]
The act, process, or operation of finding out how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
A taxonomic classification within the plant kingdom that ranks immediately above a class and corresponds to a phylum in other kingdoms. See Table at taxonomy.