splitting
[ split-ing ]
/ ˈsplɪt ɪŋ /
adjective
noun
Usually splittings.
a part or fragment that has been split off from something: Some cavemen made their smaller tools from the splittings of stone.
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Definition for splitting (2 of 2)
Origin of split
1570–80; 1950–55
for def 13; < Dutch
splitten; akin to
splijten, German
spleissen to split
OTHER WORDS FROM split
split·ta·ble, adjective pre·split, adjective un·split, adjective un·split·ta·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for splitting
British Dictionary definitions for splitting (1 of 3)
splitting
/ (ˈsplɪtɪŋ) /
adjective
(of a headache) intolerably painful; acute
(of the head) assailed by an overpowering unbearable pain
noun
psychoanal
the Freudian defence mechanism in which an object or idea (or, alternatively, the ego) is separated into two or more parts in order to remove its threatening meaning
British Dictionary definitions for splitting (2 of 3)
Split
/ (Croatian split) /
noun
a port and resort in W Croatia on the Adriatic: remains of the palace of Diocletian (295–305). Pop: 188 000 (2005 est)
Italian name: Spalato
British Dictionary definitions for splitting (3 of 3)
split
/ (splɪt) /
verb splits, splitting or split
noun
adjective
having been split; divided
split logs
having a split or splits
hair with split ends
Derived forms of split
splitter, nounWord Origin for split
C16: from Middle Dutch
splitten to cleave; related to Middle High German
splīzen; see
splice
Medical definitions for splitting (1 of 2)
splitting
[ splĭt′ĭng ]
n.
The chemical change in which a covalent bond in a molecule is cleaved, producing two or more simpler fragments.
Medical definitions for splitting (2 of 2)
split
[ splĭt ]
v.
To divide from end to end or along the grain by or as if by a sharp blow; tear.
To break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend.
To separate; disunite.
To break apart or divide a chemical compound into simpler constituents.