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division > 12 senses
NOUN1divisionAn army unit large enough to sustain combat
2division, part, sectionOne of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
3divisionThe act or process of dividing
4divisionAn administrative unit in government or business
5divisionAn arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
6division, varianceDiscord that splits a group
7division, classA league ranked by quality
8division(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
9division(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
10division, air divisionA unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
11division, naval divisionA group of ships of similar type
12division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisationThe act of dividing or partitioning
division > pronunciation
Soundsdihvih'zhahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
division > noun 1, group
MeaningAn army unit large enough to sustain combat.
Examples"two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
Member ofcorps
Membersbattle group
NarrowerSpecial Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forces
Broaderarmy unit
Adjectivesdivisional
division > noun 2, cognition
MeaningOne of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.
Examples"the BBC's engineering division"
Synonymspart, section
Part ofwhole
Narrowerbeginning; middle; end; high point; component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
Broaderconcept, conception, construct
division > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act or process of dividing.
Narrowerparcellation; cleavage; bisection; quartering; schism, split; cut, cutting; atomization, atomisation, fragmentation; branching, ramification, fork, forking; dichotomization, dichotomisation; quantization, quantisation; fractionation; syllabication, syllabification; word division, hyphenation; cut, cutting
Broaderseparation
Verbsdivide
division > noun 4, group
MeaningAn administrative unit in government or business.
Member ofgovernment, authorities, regime; business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Narrowerdepartment, section; branch, subdivision, arm
Broaderadministrative unit, administrative body
division > noun 5, act
MeaningAn arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication. The quotient of two numbers is computed.
Narrowerlong division; short division
Broaderarithmetic operation
Verbsdivide
division > noun 6, communication
MeaningDiscord that splits a group.
Synonymsvariance
Broaderdiscord, dissension
division > noun 7, group
MeaningA league ranked by quality.
Examples"Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
Synonymsclass
Broaderleague, conference
division > noun 8, group
Meaning(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category.
Categorybiology, biological science
Narrowerdivision Archaebacteria; division Eubacteria; Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta; Schizophyta, division Schizophyta; Heterokontophyta, division Heterokontophyta; Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta; Phaeophyta, division Phaeophyta; Euglenophyta, division Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta, division Chlorophyta; Rhodophyta, division Rhodophyta; Cynodontia, division Cynodontia; Dicynodontia, division Dicynodontia; Pisces; form division
Broaderbiological group
division > noun 9, group
Meaning(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.
Categorybotany, phytology
NarrowerProtista, division Protista; Thallophyta; Tracheophyta, division Tracheophyta; Bryophyta, division Bryophyta; Pteridophyta, division Pteridophyta; Spermatophyta, division Spermatophyta; Phanerogamae; Cryptogamia; Pteropsida, subdivision Pteropsida; Zygomycota, subdivision Zygomycota, Zygomycotina, subdivision Zygomycotina; Myxomycota, division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division Gymnomycota; Mastigomycota, subdivision Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, subdivision Mastigomycotina; Lichenes, division Lichenes; Eumycota, division Eumycota; Deuteromycota, subdivision Deuteromycota, Deuteromycotina, Fungi imperfecti, subdivision Deuteromycotina; Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, Basidiomycotina, subdivision Basidiomycotina; Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina; Lycophyta
Broaderphylum
division > noun 10, group
MeaningA unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings.
Synonymsair division
Partswing
Broaderair unit
division > noun 11, group
MeaningA group of ships of similar type.
Synonymsnaval division
Broadernaval unit
division > noun 12, act
MeaningThe act of dividing or partitioning. Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.
Synonymspartition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
Narrowersubdivision; septation; zoning
Broaderseparation
Verbsdivide

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