noun๐ShareAn action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another."The office used a glass partition to create a quiet workspace for focused work. "actionpartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA part of something that has been divided."The bakery's display case has a partition separating the cakes from the pastries. "partstructurebuildingpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are."Sentence: "Instead of counting how many pizza slices we have, let's decide on the partition of the pizza, focusing on the size of each slice to ensure everyone gets enough." "mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones."The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 created two separate countries. "politicsgovernmentnationworldhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA vertical structure that divides a room."a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions"architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThat which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space."The office cubicles used a thin partition to give each employee some privacy. "partarchitecturebuildingpropertyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment."The office worker put up a fabric partition around his desk to create a quieter workspace. "buildingarchitecturepropertypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law."The family decided to partition the large estate, dividing it into three separate properties for each of the siblings. "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA section of a hard disk separately formatted."I created a new partition on my computer's hard drive to install a different operating system. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts."The database administrator created a yearly partition of the sales table to improve query performance and make it easier to archive old data. "computingtechnicalsystemparttechnologystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA 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)."The teacher created a partition of the class into four groups for the project, ensuring each student was in exactly one group. "maththeorylogiccomputingnumbergroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA musical score."The choir director handed out the partition for the new song, asking everyone to practice their individual parts. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo divide something into parts, sections or shares"The teacher partitioned the students into four groups for the project. "partactionbusinesspoliticspropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status"After the war, the United Nations decided to partition the country into two separate nations. "politicsnationgovernmentworldstatehistorygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off"The landlord partitioned the large apartment off into two smaller rooms. "architecturepropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading