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division
has definitions from the fields of mathematics,military,nautical,biology,botany,sport
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[ noun ] (military) an army unit large enough to sustain combat
Examples "two infantry divisions were held in reserve" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)Even the mess sergeant , Bill_Brown , a dapper , cocky transfer from an airborne division , went_out on the range . He finished the war as a major_general , commanding a full division , and at 25 was the youngest major_general in the history of the U._S. Army . (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)The forces to be supported include an Army of 14 divisions and 870000 men ; a Navy of 817 active ships and 619000 men ; a Marine_Corps of 3 divisions and 3 air wings with 175000 men ; and an Air_Force of 91 combat wings and 825000 men . The forces to be supported include an Army of 14 divisions and 870000 men ; a Navy of 817 active ships and 619000 men ; a Marine_Corps of 3 divisions and 3 air wings with 175000 men ; and an Air_Force of 91 combat wings and 825000 men . Related terms |
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[ noun ] one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Examples : "the written part of the exam" "the finance section of the company" "the BBC's engineering division" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)With the dominance of the sympathetic division of the hypothalamus , the opposite changes occur . In our attempt to interpret the emotions in their physiological and pathological range , we emphasized the importance of the degree of activity of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the hypothalamic system and their influence on the inhibitory and excitatory systems , respectively . |
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[ noun ] the act or process of dividing
Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)On this principle of division I must postpone the evolution of sculpture , architecture , society , and politics ; for the developments in these areas make_sense only if they are connected to the age of revolution itself . |
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[ noun ] an administrative unit in government or business
Used in print (The New York Times,...)The owners would_like each club in the fourteen team league to play a home and home series with teams in its division , plus two games against teams in the other division . The owners would_like each club in the fourteen team league to play a home and home series with teams in its division , plus two games against teams in the other division . Related terms |
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[ noun ] discord that splits a group
Synonyms Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)There are of_course many Souths ; but for this discussion the most important division is between those who have been reconstructed and those who have n't . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
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[ noun ] (military) a unit of the United States air force usually comprising two or more wings
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[ noun ] (nautical,military) a group of ships of similar type
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[ noun ] (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
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[ noun ] (mathematics) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
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[ noun ] the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Related terms separation subdivision septation zoning separate sectionalise partition partition |
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