division
(noun)
noun
1. an army unit large enough to sustain combat
- two infantry divisions were held in reserve
Definition categories: group
2. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- the BBC's engineering division
Similar word(s): part, section
Definition categories: thought, concept, conception, construct
3. the act or process of dividing
Definition categories: act, separation
4. an administrative unit in government or business
Definition categories: group
5. discord that splits a group
Similar word(s): variance
Definition categories: communication, discord, dissension
6. a league ranked by quality
- Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA
Similar word(s): class
Definition categories: group, conference, league
7. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
Definition categories: group
8. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
Definition categories: group, phylum
9. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
Definition categories: group
10. a group of ships of similar type
Definition categories: group
11. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
Definition categories: act
12. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Similar word(s): partition, partitioning, segmentation
Definition categories: act, separation
Sentences with division as a noun:
- I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.
- Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.