partition
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pluralpartitions
pluralpartitions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTITION
1
[count]:a wall or screen that separates one area from another — seepicture atoffice
- A thinpartition separates the two rooms in the cabin.
- Foldingpartitions separate the different banquet halls in the building.
- The bank teller sat behind a glasspartition.
2
[noncount]:the division of a country into separate political units
- thepartition of former Yugoslavia
- thepartition of Korea into North and South Korea
2 partition/pɑɚˈtɪʃən/verb
partitions;partitioned;partitioning
2 partition
/pɑɚˈtɪʃən/
verb
partitions;partitioned;partitioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTITION
[+ object]
1
formal:to divide (something) into parts or shares
- It was necessary topartition the work to be done to make the job easier to accomplish.
- The room ispartitioned into four sections.
2
:to divide (a country) into two or more parts having separate political status
- After the war, the country waspartitioned.
partition off
[phrasal verb]partition (something) offorpartition off (something)
:to separate (an area or part of a room) by using a wall, screen, etc.
- The storage area waspartitioned off from the rest of the basement.
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