partition
Syllables: par·ti·tion/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/US/pɑɹˈtɪ.ʃən/
partition noun: an action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
Noun
partition (countable and uncountable, plural partitions)
- An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
- the partitions of Poland
- And good from bad find no partition.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- A part of something that has been divided.
- the Russian Partition
- An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.
- The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
- Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening through parcellation and civil wars between the heirs.
- A vertical structure that divides a room.
- a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions
- That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
- No sight could pass / Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.1700, [John] Dryden, “The Flower and the Leaf: Or, The Lady in the Arbour. A Vision.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
- A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
- Lodged in a small partition.1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
- The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
- A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
- The epicenter of the disturbance is the partition currently housing a [personality construct array] retrieved from Contender AI 05-032 <+> 0816.2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Three (Legendary)
- A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.
- A division of a data stream, such as a messaging queue or topic (often representing a unit of parallelism, and of fault tolerance).
- A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).
- A musical score.
Verb
partition (third-person singular simple present partitions, present participle partitioning, simple past and past participle partitioned)
- To divide something into parts, sections or shares.
- to partition a hard drive
- To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status.
- Poland was progressively partitioned by Russia, Austria, and Prussia in the late 18th century.
- To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off.
partition meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
partition in Hindi
- action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
- बँटवारा bãṭvārā, विभाजन vibhājan
- division of a territory
- विभाजन vibhājan
- vertical structure that divides a room
- पल्ला pallā
partition in Tamil
- தெரிப்பு, தெரித்தல், பிரிவினை, தடுப்பு, வகிர்வு, பிரி
partition in Urdu
- action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
- تقسیم taqasīm
partition in Bengali
- action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
- বিভাজন bibhajon, তকসিম tokśim
- vertical structure that divides a room
- পার্টিশন parṭiśon
- section of a hard disk separately formatted
- পার্টিশন parṭiśon
More languagesFewer languages
- partition in Telugu
- పంపకము pampakamu
- partition in Malayalam
- വിഭജനം vibhajanaṁ, വിഭജിക്കുക vibhajikkuka
- partition in Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಡಗೋಡೆ, ತಟ್ಟಿ, ತಡಿಕೆ, ತಡಿಕೆಗೋಡೆ
- partition in Punjabi
- ਪਾਰਟੀਸ਼ਨ, ਪਾਰਟੀਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- partition in Gujarati
- કિસ્મત kismat
- partition in Odia
- ଅଂଶ aṁśa, ଭାଗ କରିବା bhāga karibā, ଗଡ଼ gaṛa
- partition in Sanskrit
- विभाजन vibhājana
- partition in Nepali
- पार्टीसन
- partition in Arabic
- تَقْسِيم taqsīm
- partition in Persian
- پارتیشن pârtišen
- Sindhi
- ورهاڱي orhāṅe
Examples of partition in a sentence
- The seat to window match is excellent and there are half-size partition screens between bays.
- In the kitchen, partly partitioned by a curtain, the cateress and her helper were busy.
- “Standardish,” said Vivian, disappearing behind a partition wall to prepare for bed.
Synonyms of partition
Forms of partition
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | partitions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | partitions |
| present participle | partitioning |
| past participle | partitioned |
| past | partitioned |
Origin of partition
Recorded c.1430, "division into shares, distinction," from Middle English particioun, from Old French particion (modern partition), from Latin partitio, partitionem (“division, portion”), from partitus, the past participle of partire (“to split (up), part(ition)”).
Words formed from partition
- bipartition
- copartition
- departition
- dipartition
- equipartition
- Goldbach partition
- Markov partition
- micropartition
- multipartition
- overpartition
- partitional
- partition coefficient
- partition function
- partitionism
- partitionless
- partitionment
- partition of unity
- prepartition
- Stirling partition number
- subpartition
- underpartition
- unpartition
- partitionability
- partitionable
- partitioner
- partitionist
- repartition
Phrases with partition
Words that rhyme with partition
- position
- proposition
- transition
- mission
- condition
- commission
- transmission
- addition
- admission
- attrition
- expedition
- remission
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- rendition
- exhibition
- submission
- ignition
- inhibition
- inquisition
- intromission
- magician
- omission
- suspicion
- tradition
- dentition
- edition
- patrician
- politician
- tuition
- acquisition
- circumposition
- decommission
- fission
- nutrition
- perdition
- permission
- phonetician
- prohibition
- superposition
- volition
- academician
- aesthetician
- Apician
- clinician
- coalition
- disquisition
- emission
- fruition
- Galician
- on a mission
- optician
- postposition
- premonition
- recommission
- retransition
- sedition
- superstition
- titian
- abligurition
- admonition
- adposition
Questions about partition
- What does partition mean?
- Partition means an action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
- What is partition in Hindi?
- Partition in Hindi is बँटवारा (bãṭvārā), विभाजन (vibhājan), पल्ला (pallā). See Partition meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is partition?
- Partition can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce partition?
- Partition is pronounced /pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of partition?
- The plural of partition is partitions.
Words near partition in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: partition (page history and authors); partition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పంపకము (Telugu) (page history and authors); partition (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); partition (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); કિસ્મત (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଅଂଶ (Odia) (page history and authors); partition (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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