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

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