2. A part of a thing made by subdividing.
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In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
subdivision — [ sybdivizjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1690; sens 2 1314; lat. subdivisio 1 ♦ Action de subdiviser, de se subdiviser. La subdivision de la matière en corps isolés. 2 ♦ Partie obtenue en subdivisant; partie de ce qui se subdivise. ⇒ division. Les races et les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Subdivision — may refer to: *Country subdivision **Subdivision (land), a term for an urban or sub urban area, especially if recently parcelled up into smaller plots for new uses **Census subdivision, a term used in Canada *Subdivision surface, a term in… … Wikipedia
subdivision — sub·di·vi·sion / səb də ˌvi zhən/ n 1: an act or instance of subdividing obtain approval of his subdivision of the land 2: a tract of land subdivided into lots to provide streets and sewers for the subdivision 3: a part made by subdividing … Law dictionary
Subdivision de ma'an — محافظة معان (Muḥāfaẓaʰ ma ān) Subdivision de Ma an Administration Pays Jordanie Type Subdivision Région Sud Capitale … Wikipédia en Français
subdivisión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción y resultado de subdividir o subdividirse: la subdivisión de un distrito municipal, la subdivisión de un departamenteo comercial. 2. Cualquier elemento que sirve para separar un espacio de otro: En el salón se… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Subdivision — (v. lat.), Unterabtheilung, Untereintheilung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Subdivision — (lat.), Unterabteilung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Subdivision — (lat.), Unterabteilung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Subdivision — Subdivision, Unterabtheilung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
subdivision — (n.) early 15c., process of dividing into smaller parts; mid 15c., portion of land that has been divided, noun of action from SUBDIVIDE (Cf. subdivide). Sense of land broken into lots for housing development is from 1911 … Etymology dictionary
