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division
Overview of noun division
The noun division has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (10) division -- (an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve")
2. (6) part, section, division -- (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division")
3. (4) division -- (the act or process of dividing)
4. (3) division -- (an administrative unit in government or business)
5. (2) division -- (an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed)
6. (1) division, variance -- (discord that splits a group)
7. class, division -- (a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA")
8. division -- ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)
9. division -- ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum)
10. division, air division -- (a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings)
11. division, naval division -- (a group of ships of similar type)
12. division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation -- (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun division
12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
=> army unit
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
part, section, division
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
division
=> separation
=> change of integrity
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
division
=> arithmetic operation
=> mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
=> calculation, computation, computing
=> procedure, process
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
division, variance
=> discord, dissension
=> disagreement
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
class, division
=> league, conference
=> association
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
division
=> biological group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
division
=> phylum
=> taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
=> biological group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
division, air division
=> air unit
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 11
division, naval division
=> naval unit
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 12
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
=> separation
=> change of integrity
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun division
8 of 12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
=> Special Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forces
Sense 2
part, section, division
=> beginning
=> middle
=> end
=> high point
=> component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
Sense 3
division
=> parcellation
=> cleavage
=> bisection
=> quartering
=> schism, split
=> cut, cutting
=> atomization, atomisation, fragmentation
=> branching, ramification, fork, forking
=> dichotomization, dichotomisation
=> quantization, quantisation
=> fractionation
=> syllabication, syllabification
=> word division, hyphenation
=> cut, cutting
Sense 4
division
=> department, section
=> branch, subdivision, arm
Sense 5
division
=> long division
=> short division
Sense 8
division
=> division Archaebacteria
=> division Eubacteria
=> Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta
=> Schizophyta, division Schizophyta
=> Heterokontophyta, division Heterokontophyta
=> Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta
=> Phaeophyta, division Phaeophyta
=> Euglenophyta, division Euglenophyta
=> Chlorophyta, division Chlorophyta
=> Rhodophyta, division Rhodophyta
=> Cynodontia, division Cynodontia
=> Dicynodontia, division Dicynodontia
=> Pisces
=> form division
Sense 9
division
=> Protista, division Protista
=> Thallophyta
=> Tracheophyta, division Tracheophyta
=> Bryophyta, division Bryophyta
=> Pteridophyta, division Pteridophyta
=> Spermatophyta, division Spermatophyta
=> Phanerogamae
=> Cryptogamia
=> Pteropsida, subdivision Pteropsida
=> Zygomycota, subdivision Zygomycota, Zygomycotina, subdivision Zygomycotina
=> Myxomycota, division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division Gymnomycota
=> Mastigomycota, subdivision Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, subdivision Mastigomycotina
=> Lichenes, division Lichenes
=> Eumycota, division Eumycota
=> Deuteromycota, subdivision Deuteromycota, Deuteromycotina, Fungi imperfecti, subdivision Deuteromycotina
=> Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, Basidiomycotina, subdivision Basidiomycotina
=> Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina
=> Lycophyta
Sense 12
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
=> subdivision
=> septation
=> zoning
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun division
12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
=> army unit
Sense 2
part, section, division
=> concept, conception, construct
Sense 3
division
=> separation
Sense 4
division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
Sense 5
division
=> arithmetic operation
Sense 6
division, variance
=> discord, dissension
Sense 7
class, division
=> league, conference
Sense 8
division
=> biological group
Sense 9
division
=> phylum
Sense 10
division, air division
=> air unit
Sense 11
division, naval division
=> naval unit
Sense 12
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
=> separation
Antonyms of noun division
Member Holonyms of noun division
2 of 12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
MEMBER OF: corps, army corps
Sense 4
division
MEMBER OF: government, authorities, regime
MEMBER OF: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Substance Holonyms of noun division
Part Holonyms of noun division
1 of 12 senses of division
Sense 2
part, section, division
PART OF: whole
Member Meronyms of noun division
1 of 12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
HAS MEMBER: battle group
Substance Meronyms of noun division
Part Meronyms of noun division
1 of 12 senses of division
Sense 10
division, air division
HAS PART: wing
Meronyms of noun division
2 of 12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
HAS MEMBER: battle group
Sense 10
division, air division
HAS PART: wing
Holonyms of noun division
3 of 12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
MEMBER OF: corps, army corps
Sense 2
part, section, division
PART OF: whole
Sense 4
division
MEMBER OF: government, authorities, regime
MEMBER OF: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Attributes of noun division
Derived Forms of noun division
3 of 12 senses of division
Sense 3
division
RELATED TO>(verb) divide#1
=> divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
Sense 5
division
RELATED TO>(verb) divide#2
=> divide, fraction
Sense 12
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
RELATED TO>(verb) divide#5
=> separate, divide
Domain of noun division
2 of 12 senses of division
Sense 8
division
TOPIC>(noun) biology#1, biological science#1
Sense 9
division
TOPIC>(noun) botany#2, phytology#1
Domain Terms of noun division
Familiarity of noun division
division used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun division
12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
> army unit
=> corps, army corps
=> division
=> battle group
=> regiment
=> brigade
=> battalion
=> company
=> platoon
=> detachment
=> vanguard, van
=> section
=> squad
=> troop
=> troop
=> artillery, artillery unit
=> musketry
=> cavalry
=> infantry, foot
Sense 2
part, section, division
> concept, conception, construct
=> conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality
=> notion
=> category
=> rule, regulation
=> property, attribute, dimension
=> abstraction, abstract
=> quantity
=> part, section, division
=> whole
=> law, natural law
=> law, law of nature
=> lexicalized concept
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> fact
=> rule, linguistic rule
Sense 3
division
> separation
=> avulsion
=> dissociation
=> secession, withdrawal
HAS INSTANCE=> Secession
=> disunion
=> disconnection, disjunction
=> division
=> detachment, disengagement
=> tear
=> removal, remotion
=> division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
=> divergence, divergency
Sense 4
division
> administrative unit, administrative body
=> Inland Revenue, IR
=> Ordnance Survey
=> division
=> United Nations agency, UN agency
=> council
=> secretariat, secretariate
=> committee, commission
=> agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
=> intelligence, intelligence service, intelligence agency
=> international law enforcement agency
=> redevelopment authority
=> regulatory agency, regulatory authority
=> weather bureau
=> placement office, placement center
=> child welfare agency, child welfare service
=> Russian agency
Sense 5
division
> arithmetic operation
=> division
=> multiplication, times
=> subtraction, minus
=> summation, addition, plus
Sense 6
division, variance
> discord, dissension
=> confrontation
=> division, variance
Sense 7
class, division
> league, conference
=> major league, big league, majors
=> minor league, minors, bush league
=> baseball league
=> basketball league
=> bowling league
=> football league
=> hockey league
=> Ivy League
=> class, division
Sense 8
division
> biological group
=> genotype
=> clade
=> taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
=> animal group
=> division
=> generation
=> descendants, posterity
Sense 9
division
> phylum
=> Pyrrophyta, phylum Pyrrophyta
=> Protozoa, phylum Protozoa
=> Cryptophyta, phylum Cryptophyta
=> Chordata, phylum Chordata
=> Cephalochordata, subphylum Cephalochordata
=> Urochordata, subphylum Urochordata, Urochorda, subphylum Urochorda, Tunicata, subphylum Tunicata
=> Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata
=> Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda
=> Pentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida
=> Porifera, phylum Porifera
=> Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata
=> Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora
=> Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala
=> Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha
=> Platyhelminthes, phylum Platyhelminthes
=> Nemertea, phylum Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertina
=> Pogonophora, phylum Pogonophora
=> Rotifera, phylum Rotifera
=> Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes
=> Annelida, phylum Annelida
=> Mollusca, phylum Mollusca
=> Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida
=> Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa
=> Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta
=> Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Endoprocta
=> Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora
=> Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda
=> Sipuncula, phylum Sipuncula
=> Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata
=> division
Sense 10
division, air division
> air unit
=> division, air division
=> wing
=> air group
=> squadron
=> flight
Sense 11
division, naval division
> naval unit
=> United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, USMC, Marines
=> division, naval division
=> squadron
Sense 12
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
> separation
=> avulsion
=> dissociation
=> secession, withdrawal
HAS INSTANCE=> Secession
=> disunion
=> disconnection, disjunction
=> division
=> detachment, disengagement
=> tear
=> removal, remotion
=> division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
=> divergence, divergency
Meronyms of noun division
12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
HAS MEMBER: battle group
HAS MEMBER: company
HAS MEMBER: platoon
=> army unit
HAS MEMBER: military personnel, soldiery, troops
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
HAS MEMBER: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 4
division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 7
class, division
=> league, conference
=> association
HAS MEMBER: chapter
HAS MEMBER: associate
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 9
division
=> phylum
HAS MEMBER: subphylum
HAS MEMBER: class
HAS MEMBER: order
HAS MEMBER: suborder
HAS MEMBER: family
HAS MEMBER: Bunyaviridae
HAS MEMBER: Togaviridae
HAS MEMBER: alphavirus
HAS MEMBER: Flaviviridae
HAS MEMBER: flavivirus
HAS MEMBER: Arenaviridae
HAS MEMBER: arenavirus
HAS MEMBER: Junin virus
HAS MEMBER: Lassa virus
HAS MEMBER: lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
HAS MEMBER: Machupo virus
HAS MEMBER: Rhabdoviridae
HAS MEMBER: vesiculovirus
HAS MEMBER: rhabdovirus
HAS MEMBER: lyssavirus
HAS MEMBER: Reoviridae
HAS MEMBER: subfamily
HAS MEMBER: tribe
HAS MEMBER: genus
HAS MEMBER: subgenus
HAS MEMBER: species
HAS MEMBER: breed, strain, stock
HAS MEMBER: form, variant, strain, var.
Sense 10
division, air division
HAS PART: wing
=> air unit
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
HAS MEMBER: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 11
division, naval division
=> naval unit
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
HAS MEMBER: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Holonyms of noun division
3 of 12 senses of division
Sense 1
division
MEMBER OF: corps, army corps
MEMBER OF: army, regular army, ground forces
Sense 2
part, section, division
PART OF: whole
Sense 4
division
MEMBER OF: government, authorities, regime
MEMBER OF: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Grep of noun division
administrative division
advertising division
air division
benthic division
cell division
cellular division
cross-division
division
division anthophyta
division archaebacteria
division bryophyta
division chlorophyta
division chrysophyta
division cyanophyta
division cynodontia
division dicynodontia
division eubacteria
division euglenophyta
division eumycota
division gymnomycota
division gymnospermophyta
division heterokontophyta
division lichenes
division magnoliophyta
division myxomycota
division phaeophyta
division protista
division pteridophyta
division rhodophyta
division schizophyta
division spermatophyta
division tracheophyta
form division
long division
naval air warfare center weapons division
naval division
phase of cell division
reduction division
sales division
short division
subdivision
territorial division
word division
Grep of adj division
divisional
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