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Definition of Partition
1. Verb. Divide into parts, pieces, or sections. "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Specialized synonyms: Pound, Pound Off
Derivative terms: Partitioning, Partitionist
2. Noun. A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another).
Specialized synonyms: Brattice, Bulkhead, Screen, Wall
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Derivative terms: Divide, Divide
3. Verb. Separate or apportion into sections. "Partition a room off"
Specialized synonyms: Screen Off, Separate Off
Generic synonyms: Divide, Separate
Derivative terms: Partitioning, Zone
4. Noun. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit.
5. Noun. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism.
Specialized synonyms: Septum
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
6. Noun. The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.
Generic synonyms: Separation
Specialized synonyms: Subdivision, Septation, Zoning
Derivative terms: Divide, Divisional, Partitionist, Sectionalise, Sectionalize, Segment
Definition of Partition
1. n. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
2. v. t. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
Definition of Partition
1. Noun. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another ¹
2. Noun. A part of something that had been divided, each of its results. ¹
3. Noun. The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones. ¹
4. Noun. A vertical structure that divides a room. ¹
5. Noun. (computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted. ¹
6. Noun. (set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets). ¹
7. Verb. To divide something into parts, sections or shares ¹
8. Verb. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status ¹
9. Verb. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with ''off'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Partition
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Partition
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1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. "And good from bad find no partition." (Shak)
2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. "No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass." (Dryden)
3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. "Lodged in a small partition."
4. The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
5. A score.