partition

Noun

Singular partition

Plural partitions

1. (countable) A partition is a physical barrier which separates a space into two parts.

   Our office is divided up by partitions.

Verb

Plain form partition

Third-person singular partitions

Past tense partitioned

Past participle partitioned

Present participle partitioning

1. The act of separating something into two or more pieces or parts.
2. The act of dividing a place or area into two or more parts.

   The partition of India divided the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan.