Tra từ partition - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
glass
▪ Through the glass partition they would see the pharmacologist busy in the dispensary.
▪ She stood against the glass partition by the double-leaved doors with the violin and the suitcase wedged behind her calves.
▪ Of the many directives gummed to the glass partition, one took the trouble to thank me for not smoking.
▪ I had begun to feel that there was some sort of glass partition between me and the rest of the world.
▪ No glass partition, much less chance of Creed noticing anything unusual.
▪ They are linked by a glass partition door which may be opened if required.
▪ A glass partition in the typing-pool imploded with a shattering roar.
wall
▪ Then I heard quiet footsteps moving behind the partition wall.
▪ There was a card game next door whose progress he could hear through the partition wall.
▪ Larry knocked down the partition wall between the dining-room and the kitchen.
▪ One way of tackling the conversion is to build a stud partition wall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He said they had national characteristics and that partition would be disastrous.
▪ I almost do not hear the women pleading behind the partition.
▪ Now they slept with Timmy's cot wedged between the partition and his bed.
▪ Richard, like a good commander, sensed the uneasiness of the meeting, even through the solid teak partition.
▪ The soldiers, so far, had also not taken behind the partition any women with children.
▪ Then I heard quiet footsteps moving behind the partition wall.
▪ When a new item is to be added to the partition, it is added at the top.
▪ When we hear Frau Braun coming, I hastily drop the gauze over the cradle and hide behind the partition.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Korea was partitioned at the 38th Parallel after World War II.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A makeshift chapel is partitioned off in the corner of the lowest security dorm.
▪ A section at the back of the warehouse was partitioned off.
▪ At that time the country was partitioned among wartime allied powers.
▪ Drive 1, the primary master, is partitioned into three.
▪ For large networks, multiple boards can be used to partition the computations even more.
▪ Their aim was to partition the set of pictures by the shapes of the engines and wagons.

partition

I. par‧ti‧tion¹ /pɑːˈtɪʃən $ pər-, pɑːr-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition]
[date : 1400-1500; Language : French; Origin : Latin partitio, from partire; ⇨ part²]
1. [COUNTABLE]
a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another

2. [UNCOUNTABLE]
the action of separating a country into two or more independent countries
partition of
　 ▪ the partition of India
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THESAURUS
▪wall an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area :
　 ▪ The estate is surrounded by high stone walls.
　 ▪ a brick wall
▪fence a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land :
　 ▪ The garden was surrounded by an old wooden fence.
　 ▪ the chain link fence around the school
▪railings a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars :
　 ▪ the iron railings in front of the house
　 ▪ The boy was leaning over the railing on the side of the boat.
▪barrier a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction :
　 ▪ A guard stood near the barrier.
　 ▪ The police had put up barriers to keep the crowd under control.
▪screen a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another :
　 ▪ the screen around his hospital bed
　 ▪ a Japanese bamboo screen
　 ▪ a fire screen (=that you put near a fire)
▪partition a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another :
　 ▪ The room was divided into two by a thin partition.
　 ▪ The offices are separated by partitions and you can hear everything that is said in the next office.
▪barricade a line of objects that people have put across a road, to prevent people getting past, especially as part of a protest :
　 ▪ The soldiers used tanks to smash through the barricades.

II. partition² verb [TRANSITIVE + INTO]
[Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition]
to divide a country, building, or room into two or more parts
partition something ↔ off phrasal verb
to divide part of a room from the rest by using a partition:
　 ▪ They partitioned off part of the living room to make a study.