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1. (n.) division
the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
2. division
the arithmetic operation inverse to multiplication; the process of ascertaining how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
3. division
something that divides or separates; partition.
4. division
something that marks a division; dividing line or mark.
5. division
one of the parts into which a thing is divided; section.
6. division
separation by difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
7. division
the separation of a legislature or other assembly into two groups in taking a vote.
8. division
one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes.
9. division
(in the army) a major administrative and tactical unit, larger than a brigade and smaller than a corps.
10. division
(in the navy) a tactical group of usu. four ships, part of a fleet or squadron.
11. division
an administrative unit of an industrial enterprise, government bureau, university, etc.
12. division
a category or grouping of sports teams or competitors according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like.
13. division
the primary subdivision in the classification of the plant kingdom; a plant phylum.
14. division
a type of propagation in which new plants are grown from segments separated from the parent plant.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME divisioun, devisioun (< AF) < L dīvīsiō <dīvīd-, var. s. of dīvidere to divide)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) division
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
"two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
2. (noun) part, section, division
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. (noun) division
the act or process of dividing
4. (noun) division
an administrative unit in government or business
5. (noun) division, variance
discord that splits a group
6. (noun) class, division
a league ranked by quality
"he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
7. (noun) division
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
8. (noun) division
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
9. (noun) division, air division
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
10. (noun) division, naval division
a group of ships of similar type
11. (noun) division
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
12. (noun) division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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1. (noun) division
separation into parts or groups, or one of the parts formed
the division of land into rectangular areas; the divisions of the Koran
2. division
the process of dividing sth up
the division of property between family members
3. division
≠ unity
a debate that has led to a division in the party; sectarian divisions
4. division
≠ similarity
the division between the rich and the poor
5. division
a section of organization; = department
the finance division
6. division
calculations to divide larger numbers by smaller ones
multiplication and division
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) division
the act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation
2. (noun) division
that which divides or keeps apart; a partition
3. (noun) division
the portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section
4. (noun) division
disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation
5. (noun) division
difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast
6. (noun) division
separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote
7. (noun) division
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. (noun) division
the separation of a genus into its constituent species
9. (noun) division
two or more brigades under the command of a general officer
10. (noun) division
two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion
11. (noun) division
one of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs
12. (noun) division
one of the groups into which a fleet is divided
13. (noun) division
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. (noun) division
the distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished
15. (noun) division
a grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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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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Sense: (an) act of dividing.
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 Afrikaans: verdeel |
 Arabic: تَقْسيم |
 Bulgarian: деление |
 Brazilian: divisão |
 Czech: dělení |
 German: die Teilung |
 Danish: deling; inddeling; fordel |
 Greek: διαίρεση |
 Spanish: división |
 Estonian: jagamine |
 Farsi: تقسیم؛ جداسازی |
 Finnish: jakaminen |
 French: division |
 Hebrew: חֲלוּקָה |
 Hindi: विभाजन |
 Croatian: dijeljenje, podjela |
 Hungarian: felosztás |
 Indonesian: pembagian |
 Icelandic: skipting;úthlutun |
 Italian: divisione |
 Japanese: 分割 |
 Korean: 나누기 |
 Lithuanian: dalinimas |
 Latvian: dalīšana |
 Malay: pembahagian |
 Dutch: het verdelen |
 Norwegian: deling, divisjon(sregning |
 Polish: dzielenie |
 Persian: تقسیم؛ جداسازی |
 Pashto: تقسيم، وېش، برخه، اختلاف، |
 Portuguese: divisão |
 Romanian: împărţire |
 Russian: деление |
 Slovak: delenie |
 Slovenian: delitev |
 Serbian: deljenje |
 Swedish: delning |
 Thai: การแบ่ง |
 Turkish: bölme |
 Taiwanese: 分開 |
 Ukrainian: поділ; розподіл |
 Urdu: تقسیم کرنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự phân chia |
 Chinese: 分开 |
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