1. divider; act of dividing; segment, section; division of the storage area of a hard disk (Computers). divide, segment, cut into portions; set apart, separate with a divider. partition\par*ti"tion\ , n. [f. partition, l. partitio. see:
part, v.].
2. the act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. and good from bad find no partition.
3. that which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. no sight could pass betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.
4. a part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [r.] "lodged in a small partition.".
5. (law.) the servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. it may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
6. (mus.) a score.partition of numbers (math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions.partition \par*ti"tion\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. partitioned ; p. pr. & vb. n. partitioning.].
7. to divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
8. to divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. uniform without, though severally partitioned within.partition n.
9. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) [syn: divider].
10. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation].
11. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit v 1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "the arab peninsula was partitioned by the british" [syn: partition off] 2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" [syn: subdivide, zone].
12. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
13. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
14. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
15. The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate.
16. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
17. A score.
18. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
19. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. a vertical structure that divides or separates the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British".
20. 1. A partition is a wall or screen that separates one part of a room or vehicle from another. new offices divided only by glass partitions.
21. If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition. Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room He sat on the two-seater sofa in the partitioned office.
22. If a country is partitioned, it is divided into two or more independent countries. Korea was partitioned in 1945 Britain was accused of trying to partition the country `because of historic enmity' The island has been partitioned since the mid-seventies. Partition is also a noun. fighting which followed the partition of India. to divide a country, building, or room into two or more parts partition off to divide part of a room from the rest by using a partition.
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