DIVISION

/dɪˈvɪʒən/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

noun an army unit large enough to sustain combat.
noun one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole. — synonyms: part, section
noun the act or process of dividing.
noun an administrative unit in government or business.
noun discord that splits a group. — synonyms: variance
noun a league ranked by quality. — synonyms: class
noun (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category.
noun (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.
noun a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings. — synonyms: air_division
noun a group of ships of similar type. — synonyms: naval_division
noun an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication.
noun the act of dividing or partitioning. — synonyms: partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation

“I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.”
“Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.”
“The House of Commons has voted to approve the third reading of the bill without a division. The bill will now progress to the House of Lords.”