noun
1. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
• Syn: ↑cleavage
• Topics: ↑embryology
• Hypernyms: ↑cell division, ↑cellular division
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
• Syn: ↑division, ↑partition, ↑partitioning, ↑sectionalization, ↑sectionalisation
• Derivationally related forms:
↑sectionalise (for: ↑sectionalisation), ↑sectionalize (for: ↑sectionalization), ↑segment, ↑partition (for: ↑partitioning), ↑partitionist (for: ↑partition), ↑partition (for: ↑partition), ↑divisional (for: ↑division), ↑divide (for: ↑division)
• Hypernyms: ↑separation
• Hyponyms: ↑subdivision, ↑septation, ↑zoning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.