What is another word for divisions?

Pronunciation: [dɪvˈɪʒənz] (IPA)

Divisions, which refer to the act of dividing or the process of being divided, can be given many different names depending on the context. Some common synonyms for divisions include partitions, segments, separations, splits, detachments, sections and compartments. These words can all refer to any kind of separation or division, whether it's physical, conceptual or organizational. For example, a company might have different departments or sections that represent different areas of expertise, while a physical space might be divided into rooms with partitions or sections. Regardless of the context, each of these synonyms can help to describe the process of dividing, splitting or separating something into different parts or units.

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Usage examples for Divisions

In other words, if 10 knots or divisions of the log line run out while the 28 second glass empties itself, the ship's speed is 10 knots per hour.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
In other words, each of the divisions of a degree on this arc represents 10 minutes.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
They must avoid divisions among themselves, and go out and convert the still indifferent masses.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Divisions

  • Race and class are the easiest divisions. It's very stupid.
    Lynda Barry
  • Thought is creating divisions out of itself and then saying that they are there naturally.
    David Bohm
  • I am not conscious of falling under any of those ornithological divisions.
    Clark M. Clifford
  • A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal emotion, but then so is all poetry, and to suppose that there are several kinds of poetry, differing from each other in essence, is to be deceived by wholly artificial divisions which have no real being.
    John Drinkwater
  • Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.
    William Falconer

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