Hypertext Webster Gateway: "subdivision"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Subdivision \Sub`di*vi"sion\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
subdivision
n 1: an area composed of subdivided lots
2: the act of subdividing; division of something previously
divided
3: an administrative division of some larger or more complex
organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {branch}, {arm}]
4: a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always
turns first to the business section"; "the history of this
work is discussed in the next section" [syn: {section}]
5: a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of
something already divided [syn: {subsection}]
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