PARTITION Synonyms
9 hypernyms for partition. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PARTITION
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| division | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| component | noun n | |||||
noun • an abstract part of something • something determined in relation to something that includes it • an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | ||||||
| fragment | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a piece broken off or cut off of something else • a broken piece of a brittle artifact • an incomplete piece verb • break or cause to break into pieces | ||||||
| portion | noun n | |||||
noun • something determined in relation to something that includes it • something less than the whole of a human artifact • the allotment of some amount by dividing something • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) • money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage • an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal verb • give out | ||||||
| section | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope • a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object • a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • a land unit equal to 1 square mile • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid • a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately • a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class • a small army unit usually having a special function • a specialized division of a large organization • a segment of a citrus fruit • the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) verb • divide into segments | ||||||
| segment | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object • one of the parts into which something naturally divides verb • divide into segments • divide or split up | ||||||
| separation | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||
| share | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group • any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate • the allotment of some amount by dividing something • the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result • a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil verb • have in common • use jointly or in common • have, give, or receive a share of • give out as one's portion or share • communicate | ||||||
| split | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) • an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea • a bottle containing half the usual amount • a promised or claimed share of loot or money • a lengthwise crack in wood • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts • (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl • an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something • division of a group into opposing factions adjective satellite • having been divided; having the unity destroyed • (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain verb • separate into parts or portions • separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | ||||||
| dismember | verb v | |||||
verb • separate the limbs from the body • divide into pieces | ||||||
| dismemberment | noun n | |||||
noun • the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces | ||||||
| divider | noun n | |||||
noun • a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics • a person who separates something into parts or groups • a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) • a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements | ||||||
| partitioning | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an analysis into mutually exclusive categories • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| sectionalisation | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| sectionalization | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| segmentation | noun n | |||||
noun • (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| zone | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features • any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude • an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic • (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns • separate or apportion into sections | ||||||
| partition off | verb v | |||||
verb • divide into parts, pieces, or sections | ||||||