partition

Definition of Partition in English :

Noun

1. divider, partition

a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

divider

2. partition

(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

3. partition

(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

4. division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Verb

5. partition, partition off

divide into parts, pieces, or sections

Example Sentences:
'The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British'

partition off

6. partition, zone

separate or apportion into sections

Example Sentences:
'partition a room off'

zone

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Partition

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noun

a division into parts; separation

something that separates, such as a large screen dividing a room in two

a part or share

a division of a country into two or more separate nations

5. property law

a division of property, esp realty, among joint owners

6. mathematics

any of the ways by which an integer can be expressed as a sum of integers

7. logic, mathematics

the division of a class into a number of disjoint and exhaustive subclasses

such a set of subclasses

8. biology

a structure that divides or separates

9. rhetoric

the second part of a speech where the chief lines of thought are announced

verb (transitive)

10. (often foll by off)

to separate or apportion into sections

to partition a room off with a large screen

11.

to divide (a country) into two or more separate nations

12. property law

to divide (property, esp realty) among joint owners, by dividing either the property itself or the proceeds of sale

Partition

see synonyms of partition

noun

a parting or being parted; division into parts; separation; apportionment

something that separates or divides, as an interior wall dividing one room from another

a part or section; portion; compartment

4. Law

the process of dividing property and giving separate title to those who previously had joint or common title

verb transitive

to divide into parts or shares; apportion

to set off or divide by a partition

Partition

see synonyms of partition

a. The act or process of dividing something into parts.

b. The state of being so divided.

a. Something that divides or separates, as a lightweight wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.

b. A wall, septum, or other separating membrane in an organism.

3. A part or section into which something has been divided.

4. Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.

5. Mathematics

a. An expression of a positive integer as a sum of positive integers.

b. The decomposition of a set into a family of disjoint sets.

6. Computers A section of storage space on a hard disk.

7. Law Division of property, especially real property, between co-owners into equivalent, separately owned portions or shares.

tr.v. par·ti·tioned, par·ti·tion·ing, par·ti·tions

1. To divide into parts, pieces, or sections.

2. To divide or separate by means of a partition: We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.

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