partition

Meanings

• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
• (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
• (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
• divide into parts, pieces, or sections;
• "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
• separate or apportion into sections;
• "partition a room off"

Synonyms

• divider
• division
• partitioning
• segmentation
• sectionalization
• sectionalisation
• partition off
• zone

Scrabble Score: 11

partition is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

partition is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

partition is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

partition is a valid Words With Friends word

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