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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.
Definition 2024
subdivision
subdivision
English
Noun
subdivision (countable and uncountable, plural subdivisions)
- (countable, uncountable) a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.
- (countable) such a piece that has been divided
- Work on one subdivision at a time.
- (countable) a parcel of land that has been divided into lots
- (countable) a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area
- They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.
Derived terms
Translations
division into smaller pieces of something
parcel of land
|
group of houses
|
Verb
subdivision (third-person singular simple present subdivisions, present participle subdivisioning, simple past and past participle subdivisioned)
- to separate something into smaller pieces
- Subdivide the sentence into pieces and understand it a bit at a time.