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di·vi·sion (d -vzh  n)n.1. a. The act or process of dividing. b. The state of having been divided. 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. 6. a. An area of government or corporate activity organized as an administrative or functional unit. b. A territorial section marked off for political or governmental purposes. 7. a. An administrative and tactical military unit that is smaller than a corps but is self-contained and equipped for prolonged combat activity. b. A group of several ships of similar type forming a tactical unit under a single command in the U.S. Navy. c. A unit of the U.S. Air Force larger than a wing and smaller than an air force. 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. 10. a. Variance of opinion; disagreement. b. 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 d vsi , dvsin-, from dvsus, past participle of dvidere, to divide; see divide.]
di·vision·al adj. |
division Noun 1. the separation of something into two or more distinct parts 2. the act of dividing or sharing out 3. one of the parts into which something is divided 4. the mathematical operation of dividing 5. a difference of opinion 6. a part of an organization that has been made into a unit for administrative or other reasons 7. a formal vote in Parliament 8. one of the groups of teams that make up a football or other sports league 9. Army a major formation containing the necessary arms to sustain independent combat 10. Biol one of the major groups into which the plant kingdom is divided, corresponding to a phylum [Latin dividere to divide] divisional adj
division (d-vzhn)1. The act, process, or operation of finding out how many times one number or quantity is contained in another. 2. A taxonomic classification within the plant kingdom that ranks immediately above a class and corresponds to a phylum in other kingdoms. See Table at taxonomy. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  division - an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"army unit - a military unit that is part of an army army corps, corps - an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support battle group - an army unit usually consisting of five companies | | 2. | 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"frame - one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" chukka, chukker - (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves bout, round, turn - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive first period - the first division into which the play of a game is divided second period - the second division into which the play of a game is divided final period - the final division into which the play of a game is divided half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch | | 3. | division - the act or process of dividingparcellation - the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation" cleavage - the act of cleaving or splitting schism, split - division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" cutting, cut - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" cutting, cut - the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" | | 4. | division - an administrative unit in government or businessauthorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" department, section - a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" branch, subdivision, arm - a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" | | 5. | division - discord that splits a group | | 6. | division - a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | | 7. | division - (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger categorydivision Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta - prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta - mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta Chlorophyta, division Chlorophyta - large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants Cynodontia, division Cynodontia - a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth Pisces - a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically form division - an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure | | 8. | division - (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylumdivision Protista, Protista - eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes Thallophyta - used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens Bryophyta, division Bryophyta - a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida) division Pteridophyta, Pteridophyta - containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta division Spermatophyta, Spermatophyta - seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots) Phanerogamae - in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta Cryptogamia - in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi Pteropsida, subdivision Pteropsida - used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae division Lichenes, Lichenes - comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi division Eumycota, Eumycota - true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi) Lycophyta - used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida: club mosses | | 9. | division - a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wingsair unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce wing - a unit of military aircraft | | 10. |  division - a group of ships of similar type naval unit - a military unit that is part of a navy | | 11. | division - an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computedlong division - the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail short division - the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out | | 12. | division - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apartsubdivision - the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided septation - the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum zoning - dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc |
division noun 3. disagreement, split, breach, feud, rift, rupture, abyss, chasm, variance, discord, difference of opinion, estrangement, disunion << OPPOSITE unity noun 6. part, bit, piece, section, sector, class, category, segment, portion, fraction, compartment
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's complement grouped together for tactical and administrative control.
 Translationsdivision [dɪˈvɪʒən] n ( also BRIT) ( FOOTBALL) → división f (= sharing out); repartimiento; division [dɪˈvɪʒən] n → Teilung f; ( Math) → Teilen nt, Division f; (Mil) → Division f;
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