nnoun.artifacta vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)Synset:divider
Derivationally Related Form:partitiondivide
Hypernyms:construction structure
Inherited Hypernyms:partitionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bratticebulkheadscreenwall
Full Hyponyms:altarpieceatticbearing wallbell gablebratticebulkheadcavity wallchimney breastcorbie gablefirewallgableparapetpedimentprosceniumpurdahrood screenscreensidewallwainscotingwall
nnoun.quantity(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unitTopic:computer sciencecomputing
Hypernyms:computer memory unit
Inherited Hypernyms:partitioncomputer memory unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.body(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organismTopic:anatomygeneral anatomy
Hypernyms:body part
Inherited Hypernyms:partitionbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:septum
Full Hyponyms:nasal septumseptum
nnoun.actthe act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apartSynset:division partitioning sectionalisation sectionalization segmentation
Derivationally Related Form:dividepartitionistpartitionsegmentdivisionalsectionalizesectionalise
Hypernyms:separation
Inherited Hypernyms:divisionseparationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:septationsubdivisionzoning
Full Hyponyms:septationsubdivisionzoning
vverb.contactdivide into parts, pieces, or sectionsSynset:partition off
Examples:- The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
Derivationally Related Form:partitionistpartitionpartitioning
Hypernyms:divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:partitionseparatechange
Direct Hyponyms:poundpound off
Full Troponyms:pound
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeseparate or apportion into sectionsSynset:zone
Derivationally Related Form:partitionzonepartitioning
Hypernyms:divide separate
Inherited Hypernyms:partitionseparate
Direct Hyponyms:screen offseparate off
Full Troponyms:screen off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something