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Noun

the act or process of dividing

Synonyms

• division

More generic

• separation

More specific

• atomisation
• atomization
• bisection
• branching
• cleavage
• cut
• cutting
• dichotomisation
• dichotomization
• fork
• forking
• fractionation
• fragmentation
• hyphenation
• parcellation
• quantisation
• quantization
• quartering
• ramification
• schism
• split
• syllabication
• syllabification
• word division

Noun

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Synonyms

• division
• partition
• partitioning
• sectionalisation
• sectionalization
• segmentation

More generic

• separation

More specific

• septation
• subdivision
• zoning

Noun

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

Synonyms

• division

More generic

• arithmetic operation

More specific

• long division
• short division

Noun

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

Synonyms

• division
• part
• section

More generic

• concept
• conception
• construct

More specific

• beginning
• bout
• chukka
• chukker
• component
• constituent
• element
• end
• factor
• final period
• first period
• frame
• game
• half
• high point
• ingredient
• inning
• middle
• over
• period
• quarter
• round
• second period
• turn

Related

• whole

Noun

discord that splits a group

Synonyms

• division
• variance

More generic

• discord
• dissension

Noun

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

Synonyms

• division

More generic

• army unit

More specific

• Special Forces
• U. S. Army Special Forces
• United States Army Special Forces

Related

• battle group

Related

• army corps
• corps

Noun

a group of ships of similar type

Synonyms

• division
• naval division

More generic

• naval unit

Noun

a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

Synonyms

• air division
• division

More generic

• air unit

Related

• wing

Noun

an administrative unit in government or business

Synonyms

• division

More generic

• administrative body
• administrative unit

More specific

• arm
• branch
• department
• section
• subdivision

Related

• authorities
• business
• business concern
• business organisation
• business organization
• concern
• government
• regime

Noun

(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

Synonyms

• division

More generic

• phylum

More specific

• Ascomycota
• Ascomycotina
• Basidiomycota
• Basidiomycotina
• Bryophyta
• Cryptogamia
• Deuteromycota
• Deuteromycotina
• Eumycota
• Fungi imperfecti
• Gymnomycota
• Lichenes
• Lycophyta
• Mastigomycota
• Mastigomycotina
• Myxomycota
• Phanerogamae
• Protista
• Pteridophyta
• Pteropsida
• Spermatophyta
• Thallophyta
• Tracheophyta
• Zygomycota
• Zygomycotina
• division Bryophyta
• division Eumycota
• division Gymnomycota
• division Lichenes
• division Myxomycota
• division Protista
• division Pteridophyta
• division Spermatophyta
• division Tracheophyta
• subdivision Ascomycota
• subdivision Ascomycotina
• subdivision Basidiomycota
• subdivision Basidiomycotina
• subdivision Deuteromycota
• subdivision Deuteromycotina
• subdivision Mastigomycota
• subdivision Mastigomycotina
• subdivision Pteropsida
• subdivision Zygomycota
• subdivision Zygomycotina

Noun

(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

Synonyms

• division

More generic

• biological group

More specific

• Chlorophyta
• Chrysophyta
• Cyanophyta
• Cynodontia
• Dicynodontia
• Euglenophyta
• Heterokontophyta
• Phaeophyta
• Pisces
• Rhodophyta
• Schizophyta
• division Archaebacteria
• division Chlorophyta
• division Chrysophyta
• division Cyanophyta
• division Cynodontia
• division Dicynodontia
• division Eubacteria
• division Euglenophyta
• division Heterokontophyta
• division Phaeophyta
• division Rhodophyta
• division Schizophyta
• form division

Noun

a league ranked by quality

Synonyms

• class
• division

More generic

• conference
• league

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