partition

/pɑɹtˈɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
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
3. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
4. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

verb

1. divide into parts, pieces, or sections
   “The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British”
2. separate or apportion into sections
   “partition a room off”

Synonyms for partition

• divider
• division
• partitioning
• segmentation
• sectionalization
• sectionalisation
• partition off
• zone

Words that rhyme with partition

• position
• condition
• commission
• composition
• opposition
• recognition
• submission
• transition
• addition
• proposition
• attrition
• decomposition
• emission
• expedition
• mission
• prohibition
• requisition
• transmission
• acquisition
• admission
• apparition
• competition
• deposition
• disposition
• edition
• exposition
• inhibition
• munition
• omission
• patrician