subdivision

[ suhb-di-vizh-uh n ]

/ ˈsʌb dɪˌvɪʒ ən /

the act or fact of subdividing.

a product of subdividing, as a section of a department.

a portion of land divided into lots for real-estate development.

Botany, Mycology. a category of related classes within a division or phylum.

Origin of subdivision

1545–55; < Late Latin subdīvīsiōn- (stem of subdīvīsiō), equivalent to subdīvīs(us) (past participle of subdīvīdere to subdivide) + -iōn- -ion

A few years later, the family moved into the peaceful Raintree Subdivision of Temple Terrace.

Teen Hostage Horror |Lynn Waddell |September 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The subdivision of England into shires or counties does not appear to have assumed a definite form till the time of Alfred.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
The scientific world had been working hard on subdivision for years, using what appeared to be common sense.

Edison, His Life and Inventions |Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
The subdivision of the family into vitreous and artistic porcelain, leads us to examine the grounds upon which it is made.

The Ceramic Art |Jennie J. Young

This subdivision of particles may be continued to an indefinite degree.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 |Various
Measurement, in Scientific Management, is of ultimate units of subdivision.

The Psychology of Management |L. M. Gilbreth

subdivision

/ (ˈsʌbdɪˌvɪʒən) /

the process, instance, or state of being divided again following upon an earlier division

a portion that is the result of subdividing

US and Canadian a tract of land for building resulting from subdividing land

Canadian a housing development built on such a tract

subdivisional, adjective