Search Result for "subdivision": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. an area composed of subdivided lots;

2. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided;

3. a division of some larger or more complex organization;
- Example: "a branch of Congress"
- Example: "botany is a branch of biology"
- Example: "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
[syn: branch, subdivision, arm]

4. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical);
- Example: "he always turns first to the business section"
- Example: "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
[syn: section, subdivision]

5. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided;
[syn: subsection, subdivision]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Subdivision \Sub`di*vi"sion\, n. [L. subdivisio: cf. F.
   subdivision.]
   1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller
      parts.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A part of a thing made by subdividing.
      [1913 Webster]

            In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit,
            as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the
            shorter cubit.                        --Arbuthnot.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

subdivision
    n 1: an area composed of subdivided lots
    2: the act of subdividing; division of something previously
       divided
    3: a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a
       branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the
       Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" [syn: branch,
       subdivision, arm]
    4: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or
       musical); "he always turns first to the business section";
       "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
       [syn: section, subdivision]
    5: a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of
       something already divided [syn: subsection, subdivision]