partition /pär-tishˈən/

1. The act of dividing
2. The division of a country into politically autonomous states
3. The state of being divided
4. A separate part
5. That which divides
6. A wall between rooms
7. A barrier, septum or dissepiment (botany)
8. A score (music)

1. To divide into shares
2. To divide into parts by walls, septa, or anything similar

partiˈtioner noun

A person who partitions property

partiˈtionist noun

A person who favours the partition of a country

partiˈtionment noun

parˈtitive adjective

1. Parting
2. Dividing
3. Distributive
4. Indicating that a part is meant (grammar)

A partitive word (eg some, most)

parˈtitively adverb

partition coefficient noun (chem)

The ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of a substance dissolved in two immiscible solvents (also called distribution coefficient)

• northers
• North Germanic
• northing
• northings
• northland
• northlander
• northlanders
• northlands
• Northman
• northmost
• north-north-east
• north-north-west
• north polar
• north pole
• norths
• North Sea gas
• North Sea oil
• north-seeking
• North Star
• Northumb.
• Northumbrian
• northward
• northwardly
• northwards
• north water