division
The act or process of dividing anythingThe act or process of dividing anything.
» The children haven't studied division yet.
Дети ещё не проходили деления.
Діти ділення ще не вивчали.
Meaning
16 senses(uncountable)The act or process of dividing anything.
Teilung
разде́лrazdél, деле́ниеdelénije
ро́зділrózdil, по́ділpódil, ді́ленняdílennja
the act or process of dividing
(countable, uncountable)Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
Teil
частьčastʹ, разде́лrazdél
части́наčastýna, ча́сткаčástka
(uncountable)The process of dividing a number by another.
Division
деле́ниеdelénije
ді́ленняdílennja
(countable, uncountable)A calculation that involves this process.
I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.
деле́ниеdelénije
ді́ленняdílennja
(countable, uncountable)A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
Abteilung, Division
диви́зияdivízija, дивизио́нdivizión
диві́зіяdyvízija
(countable, uncountable)A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
отде́лotdél, отделе́ниеotdelénije, се́кцияsékcija
ві́дділvíddil, відді́ленняviddílennja, підро́зділpidrózdil
(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
(countable, uncountable)An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.
(countable, uncountable)A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
розбі́жністьrozbížnistʹ, по́ділpódil, ро́зділrózdil
(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.
(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.
(countable, uncountable)A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.
Examples
73 sentencesThe children haven't studied division yet.
Діти ділення ще не вивчали.
ruДети ещё не проходили деления.
They want nothing more than division amongst ourselves.
A major had to take command of the division.
deEin Major musste das Kommando über die Division übernehmen.
What division of the company do you work in?
ruВ каком отделе компании вы работаете?
Whoever the representative is from their division, treat him well.
Translations
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Forms
plural: divisionsSynonyms
18 synonyms- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart:partitionpartitioningsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisation
- discord that splits a group:variance
- a group of ships of similar type:naval division
- a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings:air division
- a league ranked by quality:class
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole:partsection
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
57 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable