Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - division
Division
division
n. 1 the act or an instance of dividing; the process of being divided. 2 Math. the process of dividing one number by another (see also long division (see LONG(1)), short division). 3 disagreement or discord (division of opinion). 4 Parl. the separation of members of a legislative body into two sets for counting votes for and against. 5 one of two or more parts into which a thing is divided. 6 a major unit of administration or organization, esp.: a a group of army brigades or regiments. b Sport a grouping of teams within a league, usu. by ability. 7 a a district defined for administrative purposes. b Brit. a part of a county or borough returning a Member of Parliament. 8 a Bot. a major taxonomic grouping. b Zool. a subsidiary category between major levels of classification. 9 Logic a classification of kinds, parts, or senses. Phrases and idioms division of labour the improvement of efficiency by giving different parts of a manufacturing process etc. to different people. division sign the sign (*!) indicating that one quantity is to be divided by another. Derivatives divisional adj. divisionally adv. divisionary adj. Etymology: ME f. OF divisiun f. L divisio -onis (as DIVIDE)
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French devision, from Latin ~-, divisio, from dividere to divide Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of dividing ; the state of being divided, the act, process, or an instance of distributing among a number ; distribution, a method of arranging or disposing (as troops), one of the parts or groupings into which a whole is divided or is divisible, the condition or an instance of being divided in opinion or interest ; disagreement, disunity , 4. something that divides, separates, or marks off, the act, process, or an instance of separating or keeping apart ; separation, the mathematical operation of dividing something, 6. a self-contained major military unit capable of independent action, a tactical military unit composed of headquarters and usually three to five brigades, c. the basic naval administrative unit, a tactical sub~ of a squadron of ships, a unit of the United States Air Force higher than a wing and lower than an air force, 7. a portion of a territorial unit marked off for a particular purpose (as administrative or judicial functions), an administrative or operating unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization, the physical separation into different lobbies of the members of a parliamentary body voting for and against a question, plant propagation by dividing parts and planting segments capable of producing roots and shoots, a group of organisms forming part of a larger group, a competitive class or category (as in boxing or wrestling), see: part ~al adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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