Princeton's WordNet

1. division(noun)

   an army unit large enough to sustain combat

   "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

2. part, section, division(noun)

   one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

   "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

3. division(noun)

   the act or process of dividing

4. division(noun)

   an administrative unit in government or business

5. division, variance(noun)

   discord that splits a group

6. class, division(noun)

   a league ranked by quality

   "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"

7. division(noun)

   (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

8. division(noun)

   (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

9. division, air division(noun)

   a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

10. division, naval division(noun)

    a group of ships of similar type

11. division(noun)

    an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

12. division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation(noun)

    the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. division(noun)ɪˈvɪʒ ən

   separation into parts or groups, or one of the parts formed

   the division of land into rectangular areas; the divisions of the Koran

2. divisionɪˈvɪʒ ən

   the process of dividing sth up

   the division of property between family members

3. divisionɪˈvɪʒ ən

   ≠ unity

   a debate that has led to a division in the party; sectarian divisions

4. divisionɪˈvɪʒ ən

   ≠ similarity

   the division between the rich and the poor

5. divisionɪˈvɪʒ ən

   a section of organization; = department

   the finance division

6. divisionɪˈvɪʒ ən

   calculations to divide larger numbers by smaller ones

   multiplication and division

Wiktionary

1. division(Noun)

   The act or process of dividing anything.

2. division(Noun)

   Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.

3. division(Noun)

   The process of dividing a number by another.

4. division(Noun)

   A calculation that involves this process.

   I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.

5. division(Noun)

   A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.

6. division(Noun)

   A section of a large company.

7. division(Noun)

   A rank (Latin divisio) below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank

   Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.

8. division(Noun)

   A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

9. division(Noun)

   A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.

10. division(Noun)

    A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.

11. division(Noun)

    A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.

12. division(Noun)

    Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code

Origin: From divisio, noun of process form from perfect passive participle divisus, from divido

Webster Dictionary

1. Division(noun)

   the act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation

2. Division(noun)

   that which divides or keeps apart; a partition

3. Division(noun)

   the portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section

4. Division(noun)

   disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation

5. Division(noun)

   difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast

6. Division(noun)

   separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote

7. Division(noun)

   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

8. Division(noun)

   the separation of a genus into its constituent species

9. Division(noun)

   two or more brigades under the command of a general officer

10. Division(noun)

    two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion

11. Division(noun)

    one of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs

12. Division(noun)

    one of the groups into which a fleet is divided

13. Division(noun)

    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

14. Division(noun)

    the distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished

15. Division(noun)

    a grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. division

   1. A tactical unit/formation as follows: a. A major administrative and tactical unit/formation which combines in itself the necessary arms and services required for sustained combat, larger than a regiment/brigade and smaller than a corps. b. A number of naval vessels of similar type grouped together for operational and administrative command, or a tactical unit of a naval aircraft squadron, consisting of two or more sections. c. An air division is an air combat organization normally consisting of two or more wings with appropriate service units. The combat wings of an air division will normally contain similar type units. 2. An organizational part of a headquarters that handles military matters of a particular nature, such as personnel, intelligence, plans, and training, or supply and evacuation. 3. (DOD only) A number of personnel of a ship

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