Meaning

16 senses
  1. (uncountable)The act or process of dividing anything.

    Teilung

    разде́лrazdél, деле́ниеdelénije

    ро́зділrózdil, по́ділpódil, ді́ленняdílennja

    the act or process of dividing

  2. (countable, uncountable)Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.

    Teil

    частьčastʹ, разде́лrazdél

    части́наčastýna, ча́сткаčástka

  3. (uncountable)The process of dividing a number by another.

    Division

    деле́ниеdelénije

    ді́ленняdílennja

  4. (countable, uncountable)A calculation that involves this process.

    I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.

    деле́ниеdelénije

    ді́ленняdílennja

  5. (countable, uncountable)A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.

    Abteilung, Division

    диви́зияdivízija, дивизио́нdivizión

    диві́зіяdyvízija

  6. (countable, uncountable)A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.

    отде́лotdél, отделе́ниеotdelénije, се́кцияsékcija

    ві́дділvíddil, відді́ленняviddílennja, підро́зділpidrózdil

  7. (countable, uncountable)A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.

    Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.

    ві́дділvíddil

  8. (countable, uncountable)An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

    розбі́жністьrozbížnistʹ, по́ділpódil, ро́зділrózdil

  10. (countable, uncountable)A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.

    The House of Commons has voted to approve the third reading of the bill without a division. The bill will now progress to the House of Lords.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.

Examples

73 sentences
  1. The children haven't studied division yet.

    Діти ділення ще не вивчали.

    ruДети ещё не проходили деления.

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  2. They want nothing more than division amongst ourselves.

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  3. A major had to take command of the division.

    deEin Major musste das Kommando über die Division übernehmen.

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  4. What division of the company do you work in?

    ruВ каком отделе компании вы работаете?

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  5. Whoever the representative is from their division, treat him well.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
act or process of dividing anything:
each of the parts resulting from division:
large military unit:
section of a large company:
disagreement; a difference of viewpoint:
Русский
By meaning 4
act or process of dividing anything:
each of the parts resulting from division:
large military unit:
section of a large company:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
act or process of dividing anything:
each of the parts resulting from division:
arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another:
large military unit:

Forms

plural: divisions
Singulardivision
Pluraldivisions

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

57 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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