Tra từ partition - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
divider
• Derivationally related forms:
divide (for: divider)
• Hypernyms:
structure, construction
• Hyponyms:
brattice, bulkhead, screen, wall
2. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
computer memory unit
3. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
• Topics:
anatomy, general anatomy
• Hypernyms:
body part
• Hyponyms:
septum
4. the act of dividing or partitioning;
separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
• Syn:
division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
• Derivationally related forms:
sectionalise (for: sectionalisation), sectionalize (for: sectionalization), segment (for: segmentation), partition (for: partitioning), partitionist, divisional (for: division), divide (for: division)
• Hypernyms:
separation
• Hyponyms:
subdivision, septation, zoning

II - verb

1. divide into parts, pieces, or sections
- The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
• Syn:
partition off
• Derivationally related forms:
partitionist, partitioning
• Hypernyms:
separate, divide, part
• Hyponyms:
pound, pound off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. separate or apportion into sections
- partition a room off
• Syn:
zone
• Derivationally related forms:
zone (for: zone), partitioning
• Hypernyms:
separate, divide
• Hyponyms:
screen off, separate off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something