Meaning & Definition of Division in English
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Division
/dɪvɪʒən/
noun
1. An army unit large enough to sustain combat
- "Two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
synonym:
- division
2. 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"
synonym:
- part,
- section,
- division
3. The act or process of dividing
synonym:
- division
4. An administrative unit in government or business
synonym:
- division
5. Discord that splits a group
synonym:
- division,
- variance
6. A league ranked by quality
- "He played baseball in class d for two years"
- "Princeton is in the ncaa division 1-aa"
synonym:
- class,
- division
7. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
synonym:
- division
8. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
synonym:
- division
9. A unit of the united states air force usually comprising two or more wings
synonym:
- division,
- air division
10. A group of ships of similar type
synonym:
- division,
- naval division
11. An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
- The quotient of two numbers is computed
synonym:
- division
12. The act of dividing or partitioning
- Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
synonym:
- division,
- partition,
- partitioning,
- segmentation,
- sectionalization,
- sectionalisation
Examples of using
Internal division within the Labor Party was one of the factors which led to its defeat at the recent election.
The children haven't studied division yet.
What division of the company do you work in?