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partition   (Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 pɑrˋtIʃәn 〕

Pronunciation

〔 pɑːˊtiʃәn 〕


Overview of noun partition

The noun partition has 4 senses


  • partition, divider -- (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))

  • partition -- ((computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit)

  • partition -- ((anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism)

  • division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation -- (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)


Overview of verb partition

The verb partition has 2 senses


  • partition, partition off -- (divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British")

  • partition, zone -- (separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off")