division
/dɪvˈɪʒʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
Noun
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC''s engineering division"
Noun
the act or process of dividing
Noun
an administrative unit in government or business
Noun
discord that splits a group
Noun
a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
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
Noun
a group of ships of similar type
Noun
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
Noun
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Synonyms
air division
class
naval division
part
partition
partitioning
section
sectionalisation
sectionalization
segmentation
variance
More General Terms
administrative body
administrative unit
air unit
arithmetic operation
army unit
biological group
concept
conception
conference
construct
discord
dissension
league
naval unit
phylum
separation
More Specific Terms
arm
Ascomycota
Ascomycotina
atomisation
atomization
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycotina
beginning
bisection
bout
branch
branching
Bryophyta
Chlorophyta
Chrysophyta
chukka
chukker
cleavage
component
constituent
Cryptogamia
cut
cutting
Cyanophyta
Cynodontia
department
Deuteromycota
Deuteromycotina
dichotomisation
dichotomization
Dicynodontia
division Archaebacteria
division Bryophyta
division Chlorophyta
division Chrysophyta
division Cyanophyta
division Cynodontia
division Dicynodontia
division Eubacteria
division Euglenophyta
division Eumycota
division Gymnomycota
division Heterokontophyta
division Lichenes
division Myxomycota
division Phaeophyta
division Protista
division Pteridophyta
division Rhodophyta
division Schizophyta
division Spermatophyta
division Tracheophyta
element
end
Euglenophyta
Eumycota
factor
final period
first period
fork
forking
form division
fractionation
fragmentation
frame
Fungi imperfecti
game
Gymnomycota
half
Heterokontophyta
high point
hyphenation
ingredient
inning
Lichenes
long division
Lycophyta
Mastigomycota
Mastigomycotina
middle
Myxomycota
over
parcellation
period
Phaeophyta
Phanerogamae
Pisces
Protista
Pteridophyta
Pteropsida
quantisation
quantization
quarter
quartering
ramification
Rhodophyta
round
schism
Schizophyta
second period
section
septation
short division
Special Forces
Spermatophyta
split
subdivision
subdivision Ascomycota
subdivision Ascomycotina
subdivision Basidiomycota
subdivision Basidiomycotina
subdivision Deuteromycota
subdivision Deuteromycotina
subdivision Mastigomycota
subdivision Mastigomycotina
subdivision Pteropsida
subdivision Zygomycota
subdivision Zygomycotina
syllabication
syllabification
Thallophyta
Tracheophyta
turn
U. S. Army Special Forces
United States Army Special Forces
word division
zoning
Zygomycota
Zygomycotina