Definition for "Division"

From Latin divisio, noun of process form from perfect passive participle divisus (“divided”), from dīvidō (“divide”)

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Division - (Noun)

phonetic : /diˈviZHən/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/division.mp3

1. The action of separating something into parts, or the process of being separated
the division of the land into small fields

2. The distribution of something separated into parts
the division of his estates between the two branches of his family

3. An instance of members of a legislative body separating into two groups to vote for or against a bill
the new clause was agreed without a division

4. The action of splitting the roots of a perennial plant into parts to be replanted separately, as a means of propagation
the plant can also be easily increased by division in autumn

5. The action of dividing a wider class into two or more subclasses

6. Disagreement between two or more groups, typically producing tension or hostility
a growing sense of division between north and south

7. The process or skill of dividing one number by another

8. The process of dividing a matrix, vector, or other quantity by another under specific rules to obtain a quotient

9. Each of the parts into which something is divided
the main divisions of the book

10. A major unit or section of an organization, typically one handling a particular kind of work
a retail division

11. A group of army brigades or regiments
an infantry division

12. A number of teams or competitors grouped together in a sport for competitive purposes according to such characteristics as ability, size, or geographic location
the team will finish in fifth place in Division One

13. A part of a county, country, or city defined for administrative or political purposes
a licensing division of a district

14. A part of a county or borough forming a parliamentary constituency
he was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire

15. A principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the phylum in zoology

16. Any subsidiary category between major levels of classification

17. A partition that divides two groups or things
the villagers lived in a communal building and there were no solid divisions between neighbors

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(n) division (an army unit large enough to sustain combat) "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

section, division (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole) "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

(n) division (the act or process of dividing)

(n) division (an administrative unit in government or business)

variance (discord that splits a group)

class, division (a league ranked by quality) "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"

(n) division ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)

(n) division ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum)

air division (a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings)

naval division (a group of ships of similar type)

(n) division (an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed)

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

....Source from : wordnetweb

Division (?), n. [F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See ****.]

1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.

Gibbon.
2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
Communities and divisions of men.
Addison.
4. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
There was a division among the people.
John vii. 43.
5. Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast. Chaucer.
I will put a division between my people and thy people.
Ex. viii. 23.
6. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
The motion passed without a division.
Macaulay.
7. (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.
8. (Logic) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
9. (Mil.) (a) Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer. (b) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion. (c) One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
10. (Naut.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
11. (Mus.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
12. (Rhet.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
13. (Biol.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
Cell division (Biol.), a method of cell increase, in which new cells are formed by the division of the parent cell. In this process, the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes, as shown in the figure (see also ****). At the same time the protoplasm of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle, followed, on the completion of the division of the nucleus, by a separation of the cell contents into two masses, called the daughter cells.
Long division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mostly written down.
Short division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mentally performed and only the results written down;
used principally when the divisor is not greater than ten or twelve.
Syn.
compartment; section; share; allotment; distribution; separation; partition; disjunction; disconnection; difference; variance; discord; disunion.

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uncountable The act or process of dividing anything.