'Partition' definitions:
Definition of 'partition'
(from WordNet)
noun
A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) [syn: partition, divider]
noun
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
noun
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
noun
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation]
verb
Divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" [syn: partition, partition off]
verb
Separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" [syn: partition, zone]
Definition of 'Partition'
From: GCIDE
- Partition \Par*ti"tion\, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.]
- 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. [1913 Webster]
- And good from bad find no partition. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, a compartment of a room, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with four-foot high partitions. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law.) The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mus.) A score. [1913 Webster]
- Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Partition'
From: GCIDE
- Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Partitioning.]
- 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. [1913 Webster]
- Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'partition'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstraction,
- alienation,
- allotment,
- apportion,
- apportioning,
- apportionment,
- area,
- barrier,
- bisector,
- booth,
- boundary,
- brattice,
- breaking up,
- budgeting,
- buffer,
- buffer state,
- bulkhead,
- bumper,
- carve,
- carve up,
- cell,
- chamber,
- cloison,
- collision mat,
- compartment,
- cushion,
- cut,
- cut up,
- cutting,
- cutting the pie,
- deal,
- detachment,
- diameter,
- diaphragm,
- disarticulation,
- disassociation,
- disburse,
- disconnectedness,
- disconnection,
- discontinuity,
- disengagement,
- disjointing,
- disjunction,
- dislocation,
- dispense,
- disperse,
- dissepiment,
- dissolution,
- distribution,
- district,
- disunion,
- divide,
- divide into shares,
- divide up,
- divide with,
- divider,
- dividing,
- dividing line,
- dividing wall,
- division,
- divorce,
- divorcement,
- divvy,
- divvy up,
- dole out,
- doling out,
- equator,
- fence off,
- fender,
- halfway mark,
- incoherence,
- interseptum,
- isolation,
- line of demarcation,
- luxation,
- mat,
- measure out,
- meting out,
- midriff,
- midsection,
- pad,
- panel,
- parcel,
- parcel out,
- parceling,
- paries,
- part,
- parting,
- partitioning,
- party wall,
- portion,
- portioning,
- property line,
- rationing,
- removal,
- repartition,
- room,
- rupture,
- screen,
- section,
- segment,
- segmentation,
- segmenting,
- separate,
- separation,
- separatism,
- separator,
- septulum,
- septum,
- set apart,
- share,
- share out,
- share with,
- sharing,
- sharing out,
- shock pad,
- slice,
- slice the pie,
- slice up,
- slicing,
- split,
- split up,
- split-up,
- splitting,
- stall,
- subdivide,
- subdivision,
- subtraction,
- wall,
- wall off,
- withdrawal,
- zone,
- zoning