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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•vi•sion /dɪˈvɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of dividing;
state of being divided:[uncountable]In tropical Africa the division of the day is into twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness. - Mathematics the arithmetic operation of discovering how many times one number or quantity is contained in another:[uncountable]fifteen problems in division for homework.
- something that divides or separates;
partition:[countable]a new division in the living room to create a small den. - something that marks a division;
dividing line or mark:[countable]We looked over the mountain range that is the division between our two countries. - one of the parts into which a thing is divided;
section:[countable]the upper division of the university. - separation by difference of opinion or feeling;
disagreement;
dissension: [countable]a sharp division among the school board on the question of keeping Latin.[uncountable]He tried to fight against the discord and division that threatened the department. - Military a military unit:[countable]In the army a division is larger than a brigade and smaller than a corps.
- Sport[countable] a category or grouping of teams or competitors according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like.
di•vi•sion•al, adj. [before a noun] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•vi•sion (di vizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of dividing;
state of being divided. - Mathematics[Arith.]the operation inverse to multiplication;
the finding of a quantity, the quotient, that when multiplied by a given quantity, the divisor, gives another given quantity, the dividend;
the process of ascertaining how many times one number or quantity is contained in another. - something that divides or separates;
partition. - something that marks a division;
dividing line or mark. - one of the parts into which a thing is divided;
section. - separation by difference of opinion or feeling;
disagreement;
dissension. - Governmentthe separation of a legislature, or the like, into two groups, in taking a vote.
- one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes.
- Military
- (in the army) a major administrative and tactical unit, larger than a regiment or brigade and smaller than a corps: it is usually commanded by a major general.
- (in the navy) a number of ships, usually four, forming a tactical group that is part of a fleet or squadron.
- a major autonomous or semi-independent but subordinate administrative unit of an industrial enterprise, government bureau, transportation system, or university:the sales division of our company; the Division of Humanities.
- Sport(in sports) a category or class containing all the teams or competitors grouped together according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like:a team in the first division; the heavyweight division in boxing.
- Botanya major primary subdivision of the plant kingdom, consisting of one or more classes;
plant phylum. - Zoologyany subdivision of a classificatory group or category.
- Botany[Hort.]a type of propagation in which new plants are grown from segments separated from the parent plant.
- Music and Dancethe ornamentation of a melodic line in 17th- and 18th-century music.
- Latin dīvīsiōn- (stem of dīvīsiō), equivalent. to dīvīs(us) (see divisible) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English divisioun, devisioun (1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged separation, apportionment, allotment, distribution. Division, partition suggest dividing into parts. Division usually means marking off or separating a whole into parts. Partition often adds the idea of allotting or assigning parts following division:partition of an estate, of a country.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boundary, demarcation.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged compartment, segment.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged breach, rift, disunion, rupture, estrangement, alienation.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accord, union.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: division /dɪˈvɪʒən/ n - the act of dividing or state of being divided
- the act of sharing out; distribution
- something that divides or keeps apart, such as a boundary
- one of the parts, groups, etc, into which something is divided
- a part of a government, business, country, etc, that has been made into a unit for administrative, political, or other reasons
- a formal vote in Parliament or a similar legislative body
- a difference of opinion, esp one that causes separation
- (in sports) a section, category, or class organized according to age, weight, skill, etc
- a mathematical operation, the inverse of multiplication, in which the quotient of two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually written: a ÷ b, a
b, a/b - a major formation, larger than a regiment or brigade but smaller than a corps, containing the necessary arms to sustain independent combat
- (in traditional classification systems) a major category of the plant kingdom that contains one or more related classes
Compare phylum
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dīvīsiō, from dīvidere to dividediˈvisional, diˈvisionary adj diˈvisionally adv |