nounπShareThe act or process of dividing anything."The divisions of the pizza into eight slices made it easy for everyone to share. "processactionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEach of the separate parts of something resulting from division."The cake was cut into four divisions, so each person could have a slice. "partnumbermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe process of dividing a number by another."The student struggled with the long divisions on the math test. "mathnumberprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA calculation that involves this process."The math problem required several divisions to find the total cost per person. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA formation, usually made up of two or three brigades."During the military parade, several divisions marched past the reviewing stand, each representing a large fighting force. "militarygrouporganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate."The company's marketing divisions each focus on a different product line. "businessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank."Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta."organismbiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.""The discussion about cleaning the house revealed deep divisions between the siblings." "politicssocietyattitudeorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote."The House of Commons has voted to approve the third reading of the bill without a division. The bill will now progress to the House of Lords."politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones."The harpsichordist skillfully embellished the simple melody with elaborate divisions, transforming each long note into a cascade of shorter, sparkling sounds. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied."The organist carefully selected which divisions of the pipe organ to use for each verse of the hymn, creating a richer and more varied sound. "organmusicpartsounddevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt."Because the siblings agreed to divisions of the inheritance debt, each was only responsible for paying their fair share, avoiding the burden of the full amount. "financelawbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code"In COBOL programming, a program's structure is defined by its divisions, such as the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, which describes the program's name and author. "computingstructuretechnicalpartlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Eton College) A lesson; a class.""He's late for his divisions again, so he'll get detention." "educationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading