English dictionary
partition
nounPronunciation
pɑɹˈtɪʃən
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
noun
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
noun
- (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
noun
- (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
verb
- separate or apportion into sections
verb
- divide into parts, pieces, or sections
Example sentences
partition a room off
The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British