PARTITION

/pɑɹˈtɪʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Scrabble letter values: P3A1R1T1I1T1I1O1N1 = 11

Definition

  1. verb divide into parts, pieces, or sections. — synonyms: partition_off
  2. verb separate or apportion into sections. — synonyms: zone
  3. noun a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another). — synonyms: divider
  4. noun (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit.
  5. noun (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism.
  6. noun the act of dividing or partitioning. — synonyms: division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation

Examples

  • “The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British”
  • “partition a room off”
  • “separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart”

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