PARTITION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of dividing or partitioning
   • separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
   Synonym(s)
   • division (what does division mean?)
   • partitioning (what does partitioning mean?)
   • sectionalisation (what does sectionalisation mean?)
   • sectionalization (what does sectionalization mean?)
   • segmentation (what does segmentation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) partition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separation (what does separation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • subdivision (what does subdivision mean?)
   • septation (what does septation mean?)
   • zoning (what does zoning mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sectionalize (what does sectionalize mean?)
   • sectionalise (what does sectionalise mean?)
   • sectionalize (what does sectionalize mean?)
   • sectionalise (what does sectionalise mean?)
   • segment (what does segment mean?)
   • section (what does section mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partition off (what does partition off mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • zone (what does zone mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partition off (what does partition off mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • zone (what does zone mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
   Synonym(s)
   • divider (what does divider mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) partition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • brattice (what does brattice mean?)
   • bulkhead (what does bulkhead mean?)
   • screen (what does screen mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   • split up (what does split up mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • dissever (what does dissever mean?)
   • carve up (what does carve up mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partition off (what does partition off mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • zone (what does zone mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
   Hypernyms(s) partition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • computer memory unit (what does computer memory unit mean?)

PARTITION as VERB

1. Meaning
   • separate or apportion into sections
   Synonym(s)
   • zone (what does zone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • partition a room off
   Hypernyms(s) partition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • screen off (what does screen off mean?)
   • separate off (what does separate off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • zone (what does zone mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • divider (what does divider mean?)
   • division (what does division mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partitioning (what does partitioning mean?)
   • segmentation (what does segmentation mean?)
   • sectionalization (what does sectionalization mean?)
   • sectionalisation (what does sectionalisation mean?)
   • division (what does division mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partitioning (what does partitioning mean?)
   • segmentation (what does segmentation mean?)
   • sectionalization (what does sectionalization mean?)
   • sectionalisation (what does sectionalisation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • divide into parts, pieces, or sections
   Synonym(s)
   • partition off (what does partition off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
   Hypernyms(s) partition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • pound off (what does pound off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • partitionist (what does partitionist mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • divider (what does divider mean?)
   • division (what does division mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partitioning (what does partitioning mean?)
   • segmentation (what does segmentation mean?)
   • sectionalization (what does sectionalization mean?)
   • sectionalisation (what does sectionalisation mean?)
   • division (what does division mean?)
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • partitioning (what does partitioning mean?)
   • segmentation (what does segmentation mean?)
   • sectionalization (what does sectionalization mean?)
   • sectionalisation (what does sectionalisation mean?)