Definition of partition

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Partition (v.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law..

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Partition :: Partition (v. t.) To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud..
Tripartition :: Tripartition (n.) A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity..
Septate :: Septate (a.) Divided by partition or partitions; having septa; as, a septate pod or shell..
Partition :: Partition (v.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law..
Siphuncle :: Siphuncle (n.) The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered cephalopod shells.
Grating :: Grating (n.) A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent..
Interauricular :: Interauricular (a.) Between the auricles; as, the interauricular partition of the heart..
Diaphragm :: Diaphragm (n.) A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it..
Vessel :: Vessel (n.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct..
Partitioning :: Partitioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Partitio.
Stopping :: Stopping (n.) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
Elocular :: Elocular (a.) Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition..
Partition :: Partition (v.) A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
Pug :: Pug (v. t.) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. See Pugging, 2..
Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
Bridge :: Bridge (n.) A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall..
Plaster :: Plaster (n.) A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar..
Sarcina :: Sarcina (n.) A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a sarcina group..
Partition :: Partition (v. t.) To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs..
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