Definitions of partition [ɑrˈtɪʃ ən, pər-]

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Definition of 'partition'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) partition
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.

2.  partition
a separation, as of two or more things.

3.  partition
something that separates or divides.

4.  partition
a part, division, or section.

5.  partition
an interior wall or barrier dividing space into separate areas.

6.  partition
Logic. the separation of a whole into its integral parts.

7.  partition
Math.

8.  partition
a mode of separating a positive whole number into a sum of positive whole numbers.

9. (v.t.) partition
to divide into parts or portions.

10.  partition
to divide or separate by a partition (often fol. by off):
to partition off a dining area.

11.  partition
to divide (a country or territory) into separate political entities.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L partītiō division <partī(rī) to divide)

Definition of 'partition'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) partition, divider
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

2. (noun) partition
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

3. (noun) partition
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

4. (verb) division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

5. (verb) partition, partition off
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
"The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"

6. (verb) partition, zone
separate or apportion into sections
"partition a room off"

Definition of 'partition'

Webster Dictionary

1.  partition
the act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom

2.  partition
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

3.  partition
a part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment

4.  partition
the servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law

5.  partition
a score

6. (verb) partition
to divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs

7. (verb) partition
to divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house

Translation of 'partition'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.
Afrikaans: skeiding	Arabic: فاصِل، حاجِز	Bulgarian: раздел
Brazilian: divisória	Czech: přepážka	German: die Trennwand
Danish: skillevæg	Greek: χώρισμα	Spanish: tabique
Estonian: vahesein, säärvant	Farsi: دیواره؛ تیغه	Finnish: jakaja
French: cloison	Hebrew: מְחִיצָה	Hindi: विभाजन
Croatian: podijeliti na dijelove, r	Hungarian: válaszfal	Indonesian: penyekat
Icelandic: skipting, skilveggjur,þil	Italian: tramezzo, parete divisori	Japanese: 仕切り
Korean: 칸막이	Lithuanian: pertvara, sienelė	Latvian: šķērssiena
Malay: sesekat	Dutch: scheidsmuur	Norwegian: skille(vegg)
Polish: przegroda,ścianka	Persian: دیواره؛ تیغه	Pashto: ويشل
Portuguese: divisória	Romanian: perete/geam despărţitor	Russian: перегородка
Slovak: priečka	Slovenian: pregrada	Serbian: pregrada
Swedish: skiljevägg	Thai: ฉากกั้น	Turkish: bölme
Taiwanese: 分隔物	Ukrainian: перегородка	Urdu: حائل، پردہ
Vietnamese: bức vách ngăn	Chinese: 分隔物
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