Definition of division

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Definition of division

  • a group of ships of similar type (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. naval division
  • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole (noun)

    Examples

    1. the BBC's engineering division

    Synonyms

    1. part
    2. section
  • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. partition
    2. partitioning
    3. sectionalisation
    4. sectionalization
    5. segmentation
  • discord that splits a group (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. variance
  • a league ranked by quality (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. class
  • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. air division
  • an administrative unit in government or business (noun)
  • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed (noun)
  • an army unit large enough to sustain combat (noun)

    Examples

    1. two infantry divisions were held in reserve
  • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category (noun)
  • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum (noun)
  • the act or process of dividing (noun)

See definition of division in Merriam Webster