PARTITION
Dictionary entry overview: What does partition mean?
• PARTITION (noun)
The noun PARTITION has 3 senses:
1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
3. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
Familiarity information: PARTITION used as a noun is uncommon.
• PARTITION (verb)
The verb PARTITION has 2 senses:
1. divide into parts, pieces, or sections
2. separate or apportion into sections
Familiarity information: PARTITION used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARTITION (noun)
Meaning:
A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
partition; divider
Hypernyms ("partition" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "partition"):
brattice (a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine)
bulkhead (a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments)
screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
Meaning:
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sectionalisation; sectionalization; partition; partitioning; segmentation; division
Hypernyms ("partition" is a kind of...):
separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "partition"):
subdivision (the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)
septation (the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum)
zoning (dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)
Meaning:
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("partition" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
• PARTITION (verb)
Meaning:
Divide into parts, pieces, or sections
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
partition; partition off
Context example:
The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
Hypernyms (to "partition" is one way to...):
divide; part; separate (come apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "partition"):
pound; pound off (partition off into compartments)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Separate or apportion into sections
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
partition; zone
Context example:
partition a room off
Hypernyms (to "partition" is one way to...):
divide; separate (make a division or separation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "partition"):
screen off; separate off (partition by means of a divider, such as a screen)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
