Division Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Division

Meaning 1 : a group of ships of similar type

    Synonyms : naval division
Meaning 2 : one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

    Example : the BBC's engineering division

    Synonyms : part,  section
Meaning 3 : the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

    Synonyms : partition,  partitioning,  sectionalisation,  sectionalization,  segmentation
Meaning 4 : discord that splits a group

    Synonyms : variance
Meaning 5 : a league ranked by quality

    Synonyms : class
Meaning 6 : a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

    Synonyms : air division
Meaning 7 : an administrative unit in government or business

Meaning 8 : an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

Meaning 9 : an army unit large enough to sustain combat

    Example : two infantry divisions were held in reserve

Meaning 10 : (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

Meaning 11 : (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

Meaning 12 : the act or process of dividing


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