PARTITIONING Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word partitioning. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word partitioning. (close relations)

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	division				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
	segmentation				nounn
	noun • (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
	apportionment				nounn
	noun • the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
	bifurcation				nounn
	noun • a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) • the place where something divides into two branches • the act of splitting into two branches
	categorization				nounn
	noun • a group of people or things arranged by class or category • the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories • the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
	dissection				nounn
	noun • cutting so as to separate into pieces • a minute and critical analysis • detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
	disunion				nounn
	noun • the termination or destruction of union
	segregation				nounn
	noun • (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes • a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups • the act of segregating or sequestering
	separation				nounn
	noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting
	splitting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
	subdivision				nounn
	noun • an area composed of subdivided lots • the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) • a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
	dismember				verbv
	verb • separate the limbs from the body • divide into pieces
	divider				nounn
	noun • a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics • a person who separates something into parts or groups • a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) • a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
	sectionalisation				nounn
	noun • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
	sectionalization				nounn
	noun • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
	zone				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features • any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude • an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic • (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns • separate or apportion into sections
	partition off				verbv
	verb • divide into parts, pieces, or sections

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