Division
[dɪ'vɪʒ(ə)n] or [də'vɪʒən]
Definition
(noun.) the act or process of dividing.
(noun.) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.
(noun.) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed.
(noun.) discord that splits a group.
(noun.) an army unit large enough to sustain combat; 'two infantry divisions were held in reserve'.
(noun.) a group of ships of similar type.
(noun.) a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings.
(noun.) an administrative unit in government or business.
(noun.) (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.
(noun.) (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category.
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Definition
(n.) The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
(n.) That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
(n.) The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
(n.) Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
(n.) Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.
(n.) Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
(n.) Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer.
(n.) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.
(n.) One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
(n.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
(n.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
Editor: Nolan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Separation.[2]. Portion, section, class, head, category.[3]. Partition, demarcation.[4]. Compartment, separate part.[5]. Apportionment, allotment, distribution.[6]. Difference, disagreement, variance, breach, rupture, disunion, discord, feud, alienation.
Editor: Omar
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DIVIDE]
Editor: Sonya
Definition
n. act of dividing: state of being divided: that which divides: a partition: a barrier: the portion divided or separated: part of an army or military force: separation: difference in opinion &c.: disunion: (arith.) the rule or process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.—n. Divisibil′ity.—adj. Divis′ible capable of being divided or separated.—adv. Divis′ibly.—adjs. Divi′sional Divi′sionary pertaining to or marking a division or separation; Divīs′ive forming division or separation: creating discord.—ns. Divīs′iveness; Divis′or (arith.) the number which divides the dividend.
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Examples
- Daguerreotypy, while the father of them all, is now hardly practised as Daguerre practised it, and has become a small subordinate sub-division of the great class. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Early on the morning of 30th of April McClernand's corps and one division of McPherson's corps were speedily landed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Carr's division was deployed on our right, Lawler's brigade forming his extreme right and reaching through these woods to the river above. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Next to McClernand came Prentiss with a raw division, and on the extreme left, Stuart with one brigade of Sherman's division. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Baird's division was accordingly sent from the right of Orchard Knob. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was a great advance, as a more accurate division of time was had by improving the isochronous properties of the vibrating escapement. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- SHERMAN, Commanding Mill Division of the Mississippi. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On this day Blair reached New Auburn and joined McClernand's 4th division. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Are division and animosity your natural terms, Richard? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then we make a division between a self and the environment or world. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- La première qui ouvrira cette porte, ou passera par cette division, sera pendue--fut-ce Madame Beck elle-même! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- On the 29th Sherman sent Thomas back to Chattanooga, and afterwards to Nashville, with another division (Morgan's) of the advanced army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But before I proceed further I will make a division. Plato. The Republic.
- I heard of the division of property, of immense wealth and squalid poverty; of rank, descent, and noble blood. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Wallace was temporarily in command of Smith's division, General Smith, as I have said, being confined to his bed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Somewhat as a house is composed of a group of bricks, or a sand heap of grains of sand, the human body is composed of small divisions called cells. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He has a clearer conception of the divisions of science and of their relation to the mind of man than was possible to the ancients. Plato. The Republic.
- The ladies had not been long in the drawing-room, before the other ladies, in their different divisions, arrived. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Two of McPherson's divisions were put upon the march immediately. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- After this, the gentlemen went to the reading-rooms, and met divisions of the mass. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The main building was divided into five chief divisions--the library, office, machine shops, experimental and chemical rooms, and stock-room. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Smith's divisions had encountered the rebel advanced pickets as early as half-past seven. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 8th of May he moved again, taking his whole force to Farmington, and pushed out two divisions close to the rebel line. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The heaviest loss sustained by the enemy was in front of these two divisions. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- McClernand was next to Sherman, and the hardest fighting was in front of these two divisions. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The remaining three divisions followed, with an interval of a day between. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 12th I learned that Lee had sent twenty pieces of artillery, two divisions of infantry and a considerable cavalry force to strengthen Early. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The line between the Rebel and Union element in Georgetown was so marked that it led to divisions even in the churches. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 14th of August I was ordered to send two more divisions to Buell. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sheridan had about ten thousand cavalry with him, divided into two divisions commanded respectively by Custer and Devin. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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