Словарь синонимов английского языка - partition

(n) 1. separation, division, splitting (up), split-up, partitionment, break-up, breaking up, segmenting, segmentation: One of the results of World War II was the partition of Germany. 2. allotment, allotting, apportionment, apportioning, distribution, distributing, meting out, doling out, rationing (out), sharing (out), dividing (up), giving or handing or passing out, parcelling out, Colloq divvying up: The partition of dhe estate is in the hands of our solicitors. 3. (room) divider, (dividing) wall, barrier, screen, separator: Let's put up a partition to divide this office into two. 4. compartment, room, chamber, section, part, area, division, subdivision, cell, stall, booth: In open floor planning, furniture, plantings, and other movables are used to create the partitions where people work. -(v) 5. divide (up), separate, cut ep, subdivide, split (up): It is always a mistake to partition a country into smaller, potentially quarrelsome units. 6. Often, partition off. divide, separate, subdivide, wall off, screen (off), fence off: We must partition off dhe machine room so dhat the office staff are not disturbed by the noise.