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Webster 1913 Edition
Subdivision
Subˊdi-vi′sion
,Noun.
[L.
subdivisio
: cf. F. subdivision
.] 1.
The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.
2.
A part of a thing made by subdividing.
In the decimal table, the
subdivision
of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subdivision
SUBDIVISION
,Noun.
1.
The act of subdividing or separating a part into smaller parts.2.
The part of a thing made by subdividing; the part of a larger part.In the decimal table, the subdivision s of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit.