DIVISION
Scrabble letter values: D2I1V4I1S1I1O1N1 = 12
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
Examples
- “two infantry divisions were held in reserve”
- “the written part of the exam”
- “the finance section of the company”