| NOUN | artifact | partition, divider | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) |
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| quantity | partition | (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit | |
| body | partition | (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism | |
| act | partition, division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation | the act of dividing or partitioning | |
| VERB | contact | partition, partition off | divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
| change | partition, zone | separate or apportion into sections |
| Sounds | paartih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another). | |
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| Synonym | divider | |
| Narrower | brattice | A partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine |
| bulkhead | A partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments | |
| screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | |
| wall | An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness | |
| Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Spanish | divisor, partición, separador | |
| Catalan | separador | |
| Verbs | partition | separate or apportion into sections |
| partition | divide into parts, pieces, or sections | |
| Meaning | (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit. | |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | computer memory unit | A unit for measuring computer memory |
| Spanish | partición de disco, partición | |
| Catalan | partició de disc, partició | |
| Meaning | (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism. | |
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| Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
| Narrower | septum | (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Meaning | The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. | |
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| Synonyms | division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation | |
| Narrower | septation | The division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum |
| subdivision | The act of subdividing / subdividing | |
| zoning | dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc | |
| Broader | separation | The act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Spanish | división, fragmentación, partición, partija, segmentación, subdivisión | |
| Catalan | divisió, fragmentació, partició, segmentació, subdivisió | |
| Adjectives | partitive | indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts |
| Nouns | partitionist | an advocate of partitioning a country |
| Verbs | partition | separate or apportion into sections |
| partition | divide into parts, pieces, or sections | |
| Meaning | divide into parts, pieces, or sections. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" | |
| Synonym | partition off | |
| Narrower | pound, pound off | partition off into compartments |
| Broader | separate, divide, part | come apart |
| Spanish | dividir, particionar, partir | |
| Catalan | partir | |
| Nouns | partition, partitioning | the act of dividing or partitioning |
| partition | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) | |
| partitionist | an advocate of partitioning a country | |
| Meaning | separate or apportion into sections. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "partition a room off" | |
| Synonym | zone | |
| Narrower | screen off, separate off | partition by means of a divider, such as a screen |
| Broader | separate, divide | make a division or separation |
| Catalan | partir, subdividir | |
| Nouns | partition, partitioning | the act of dividing or partitioning |
| partition | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) | |
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