division

di•vi•sion

[[t]dɪˈvɪʒ ən[/t]] n.

1) the act or process of dividing; state of being divided

2) math. the arithmetic operation inverse to multiplication; the process of ascertaining how many times one number or quantity is contained in another

3) something that divides or separates; partition

4) something that marks a division; dividing line or mark

5) one of the parts into which a thing is divided; section

6) separation by difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement

7) gov the separation of a legislature or other assembly into two groups in taking a vote

8) one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes

9) mil

a) (in the army) a major administrative and tactical unit, larger than a brigade and smaller than a corps

b) (in the navy) a tactical group of usu. four ships, part of a fleet or squadron

10) an administrative unit of an industrial enterprise, government bureau, university, etc

11) spo a category or grouping of sports teams or competitors according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like

12) bot the primary subdivision in the classification of the plant kingdom; a plant phylum

13) bot a type of propagation in which new plants are grown from segments separated from the parent plant

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Etymology: 1325–75; ME divisioun, devisioun (< AF) < L dīvīsiō < dīvīd-, var. s. of dīvidere to divide di•vi′sion•al, di•vi′sion•ar′y, adj. di•vi′sion•al•ly, adv.