partition

¹par·ti·tion

noun \pär-ˈti-shən, pər-\

Definition of PARTITION

1

: the action of parting : the state of being parted : division

2

: something that divides; especially : an interior dividing wall

3

: one of the parts or sections of a whole

Examples of PARTITION

1. A thin partition separates the two rooms in the cabin.
2. Folding partitions separate the different banquet halls in the building.
3. The bank teller sat behind a glass partition.
4. the partition of former Yugoslavia
5. the partition of Korea into North and South Korea

First Known Use of PARTITION

15th century

Related to PARTITION

Synonyms

member, part, portion, section, segment

Antonyms

unification, union

Related Words

component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, moiety, parcel; cut, length; bit, fragment, particle, scrap

Near Antonyms

whole; aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with PARTITION

addition, admission, ambition, attrition, audition, beautician, clinician, cognition, coition, commission, condition, contrition, demission, dentition, dismission, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician, fruition, ignition, Kittitian, lenition, logician, magician, Mauritian, monition, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, omission, optician, patrician, perdition, permission, petition, Phoenician, physician, Politian, position, punition, remission, rendition, sedition, submission, suspicion, tactician, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition

²partition

transitive verb

Definition of PARTITION

1

a : to divide into parts or shares

b : to divide (as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status

2

: to separate or divide by a partition (as a wall) —often used with off

— par·ti·tion·er \-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər\ noun

Examples of PARTITION

1. It was necessary to partition the work to be done to make the job easier to accomplish.
2. The room is partitioned into four sections.
3. After the war, the country was partitioned.

First Known Use of PARTITION

1653

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with PARTITION

ambition, audition, commission, condition, munition, patrician, petition, Phoenician, position, suspicion, transition

par·ti·tion

noun \pär-ˈtish-ən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PARTITION

: the distribution of a substance between two immiscible phases in contact at equilibrium and especially between two liquids

—partition transitive verb