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Divisional - 3 dictionary results

di⋅vi⋅sion

  [di-vizh-uhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
2. Arithmetic. the operation inverse to multiplication; the finding of a quantity, the quotient, that when multiplied by a given quantity, the divisor, gives another given quantity, the dividend; the process of ascertaining how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
3. something that divides or separates; partition.
4. something that marks a division; dividing line or mark.
5. one of the parts into which a thing is divided; section.
6. separation by difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement; dissension.
7. Government. the separation of a legislature, or the like, into two groups, in taking a vote.
8. one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes.
9. Military.
a. (in the army) a major administrative and tactical unit, larger than a regiment or brigade and smaller than a corps: it is usually commanded by a major general.
b. (in the navy) a number of ships, usually four, forming a tactical group that is part of a fleet or squadron.
10. a major autonomous or semi-independent but subordinate administrative unit of an industrial enterprise, government bureau, transportation system, or university: the sales division of our company; the Division of Humanities.
11. (in sports) a category or class containing all the teams or competitors grouped together according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like: a team in the first division; the heavyweight division in boxing.
12. Botany. a major primary subdivision of the plant kingdom, consisting of one or more classes; plant phylum.
13. Zoology. any subdivision of a classificatory group or category.
14. Horticulture. a type of propagation in which new plants are grown from segments separated from the parent plant.
15. the ornamentation of a melodic line in 17th- and 18th-century music.
Origin:
1325–75; ME divisioun, devisioun (< AF) < L dīvīsiōn- (s. of dīvīsiō), equiv. to dīvīs(us) (see divisible ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
di⋅vi⋅sion⋅al, di⋅vi⋅sion⋅ar⋅y, adjective
di⋅vi⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. separation, apportionment, allotment, distribution. Division, partition suggest dividing into parts. Division usually means marking off or separating a whole into parts. Partition often adds the idea of allotting or assigning parts following division: partition of an estate, of a country. 4. boundary, demarcation. 5. compartment, segment. 6. breach, rift, disunion, rupture, estrangement, alienation.

Antonyms:
6. accord, union.
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di·vi·sion   (dĭ-vĭzh'ən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of dividing.
    2. The state of having been divided.
    3. An area of government or corporate activity organized as an administrative or functional unit.
    4. A territorial section marked off for political or governmental purposes.
    5. An administrative and tactical military unit that is smaller than a corps but is self-contained and equipped for prolonged combat activity.
    6. A group of several ships of similar type forming a tactical unit under a single command in the U.S. Navy.
    7. A unit of the U.S. Air Force larger than a wing and smaller than an air force.
    8. Variance of opinion; disagreement.
    9. A splitting into factions; disunion.
  2. Mathematics The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.
  3. The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity.
  4. Something, such as a boundary or partition, that serves to divide or keep separate.
  5. One of the parts, sections, or groups into which something is divided.
    1. An area of government or corporate activity organized as an administrative or functional unit.
    2. A territorial section marked off for political or governmental purposes.
    3. An administrative and tactical military unit that is smaller than a corps but is self-contained and equipped for prolonged combat activity.
    4. A group of several ships of similar type forming a tactical unit under a single command in the U.S. Navy.
    5. A unit of the U.S. Air Force larger than a wing and smaller than an air force.
    6. Variance of opinion; disagreement.
    7. A splitting into factions; disunion.
    1. An administrative and tactical military unit that is smaller than a corps but is self-contained and equipped for prolonged combat activity.
    2. A group of several ships of similar type forming a tactical unit under a single command in the U.S. Navy.
    3. A unit of the U.S. Air Force larger than a wing and smaller than an air force.
    4. Variance of opinion; disagreement.
    5. A splitting into factions; disunion.
  8. Botany The highest taxonomic category, consisting of one or more related classes, and corresponding approximately to a phylum in zoological classification. See Table at taxonomy.
  9. A category created for purposes of competition, as in boxing.
    1. Variance of opinion; disagreement.
    2. A splitting into factions; disunion.
  11. The physical separation and regrouping of members of a parliament according to their stand on an issue put to vote.
  12. Biology Cell division.
  13. A type of propagation characteristic of plants that spread by means of newly formed parts such as bulbs, suckers, or rhizomes.

[Middle English divisioun, from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōn-, from dīvīsus, past participle of dīvidere, to divide; see divide.]
di·vi'sion·al adj.
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Divisional

Di*vi"sion*al\, a. That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.

Divisional planes (Geol.), planes of separation between rock masses. They include joints.
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Language Translation for : Divisional
Spanish: de división, divisional,
German: Divisions-…,
Japanese: 師団の
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