Partition
[pɑː'tɪʃ(ə)n] or [pɑr'tɪʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another).
(noun.) (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism.
(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.
(verb.) separate or apportion into sections; 'partition a room off'.
(verb.) divide into parts, pieces, or sections; 'The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British'.
Checker: Luther--From WordNet
Definition
(v.) The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
(v.) 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, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
(v.) A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
(v.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
(v.) A score.
(v. t.) To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
(v. t.) To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Division, separation, distinction.[2]. Dividing wall, BULKHEAD.
v. a. [1]. Apportion, share, divide into shares, parcel out.[2]. Divide by partitions.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Barrier, division, enclosure, compartment, interspace, separation, distribution,allotment, screen
ANT:Non-partition, non-distinction, nonseparation, inclusion, comprehension,combination, amalgamation, incorporation, coalition, union, concatenation,generalization, collection
Editor: Simon
Definition
n. act of parting or dividing: state of being divided: separate part: that which divides: a wall between apartments: the place where separation is made.—v.t. to divide into shares: to divide into parts by walls.—adjs. Par′tīte divided into parts: (bot.) parted nearly to the base; Par′titive parting: dividing: distributive.—n. (gram.) a word denoting a part or partition.—adv. Par′titively.
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Examples
- This was accomplished by fastening a charge of gunpowder in such a way that when exploded it would break the partition and mix the solutions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The non-magnetic gangue descends in a straight line to the other side of the partition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Apparently they were coming from the opposite side of the partition against which I leaned and presently I made out the tones of Dejah Thoris. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- A hopper with adjustable feed is supported several feet above a bin having a central partition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Midway between the ends of the building a cross wall should be built, and on this a sill should be laid upon which to erect the partition which divides the silo into two compartments. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The buds from which the plant men blossomed resembled large nuts about a foot in diameter, divided by double partition walls into four sections. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- A lath-and-plaster partition had been run across the passage six feet from the end, with a door cunningly concealed in it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The records are tested by about half a hundred women, each of whom has a little compartment or booth framed in by glass partitions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The arms are formed by curved partitions between the discs, which radiate from the centre to the outer rim, towards which the space between the discs is contracted. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The prison was divided into several rooms by partitions twenty feet high. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The kick-backs are the two partitions, shaped somewhat like a ship’s rudder, which form the two pit sides. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There is a certain suggestiveness in the way the machines are separated by partitions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was a bare room, partitioned off from the gallery with unpainted wood. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The latter were kept apart, and the former were partitioned off into square assortments. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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