Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Partitioned}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Partitioning}.]
1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute;
as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
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2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as,
to partition a house.
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Uniform without, though severally partitioned
within. --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Partition \Par*ti"tion\, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See
{Part}, v.]
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;
separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a
kingdom.
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And good from bad find no partition. --Shak.
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2. That which divides or separates; that by which different
things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are
separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space;
specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or
apartment of a house, a compartment of a room, an
inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick
partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with
four-foot high partitions.
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No sight could pass
Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden.
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3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
[R.] "Lodged in a small partition." --Milton.
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4. (Law.) The severance of common or undivided interests,
particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent
of parties, or by compulsion of law.
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5. (Mus.) A score.
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{Partition of numbers} (Math.), the resolution of integers
into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
partition
n 1: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall
divides one room from another) [syn: {partition},
{divider}]
2: (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated
to a particular operating system or application and accessed
as a single unit
3: (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
4: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the
creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn:
{division}, {partition}, {partitioning}, {segmentation},
{sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]
v 1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula
was partitioned by the British" [syn: {partition},
{partition off}]
2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
[syn: {partition}, {zone}]
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