partition
noun
1 partition
A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another).
synonym: divider.
Roget 228: interposition, interjacence†, intercurrence†, intervenience†, interlocation†, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation. [interposition at a fine-grained level] interpenetration; permeation; ... show more
Dutch: verdeling, opdeling, splitsing, afscheiding, beschot, schot
Polish: przegroda
2 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.
Dutch: part, partitie, opdeling, aandeel
Polish: dysk lokalny, partycja
3 partition
anatomy A structure that separates areas in an organism.
4 partition
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.
synonyms: division, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation.
Roget 786: apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment; appropriation; dispensation, distribution; division, deal; repartition, partition; administration. dividend, ... show more
Polish: rozbiory
verb
1 partition
Divide into parts, pieces, or sections:
— The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British.
synonym: partition off.
Roget 51: part, divide, break etc. (disjoin) 44; partition etc. (apportion) 786.
Roget 786: apportion, divide; distribute, administer, dispense; billet, allot, detail, cast, share, mete; portion out, parcel out, dole out; ... show more
Dutch: splitsen, delen, verdelen
2 partition
Separate or apportion into sections:
— Partition a room off.
synonym: zone.
Moby thesaurus: abstraction, alienation, allotment, apportion, apportioning, apportionment, area, barrier, bisector, booth, boundary, brattice, breaking up, budgeting, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bumper, carve, carve up ... show more.
partitioned
Moby thesaurus: apart, asunder, bipartite, dichotomous, discontinuous, discrete, distinct, divergent, in two, incoherent, insular, mural, noncohesive, parietal, separate, septal, unassociated, unattached, unattended, unconnected ... show more.
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