partition
/pɑɹˈtɪ.ʃən/noun, verb3 syllables
Partition means: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.
Synonyms for partition10
noun, as in the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
noun, as in a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
verb, as in divide into parts, pieces, or sections
verb, as in separate or apportion into sections
What does partition mean?6
noun
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
verb
divide into parts, pieces, or sections“The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British”
separate or apportion into sections“partition a room off”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with partition?60
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Partition in a sentence
- Can a body, hand, or finger enter the safety partition?urro
- This partition separates the two rooms.sharptoothed
- I need to partition my hard drive.ddnktr
- There were Jews in Arab countries before the partition of Palestine.eeyinn
- During the Partition of India, Sindh became a part of Pakistan.sabretou
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Forms of partition
as a noun
- plural
- partitions
as a verb
- past tense
- partitioned
- present participle
- partitioning
- third-person singular
- partitions
- past participle
- partitioned