subdivision
subdivision
Definition
sub·di·vi·sion (sub′di viz̸h′ən; also, and for 3 always, sub′di viz̸h′ən)
noun
- a subdividing or being subdivided
- one of the parts resulting from subdividing
- a piece of land resulting from this; esp., a large tract subdivided into small parcels for sale
Etymology: LL(Ec) subdivisio
subdivision
Synonyms
subdivision
n.
A class
group, subclass, smaller group, subsidiary group, minor class; see also class 1, division 2.A tract
development, building lots, community, neighborhood; see tract.
subdivision
Law Definition
n
A reduction in area of a piece of land by dividing it
up into two or more smaller parcels.
subdivision
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- county: Hundred - a subdivision of a county, a number of parishes grouped together.
- land: In France, for instance, planning control extends over the subdivision of land.
- space: It should be noted that such ' edge effects ' will also be present for irregular subdivisions of space.
- material: THE ONLINE TRAINERS ' TOOLKIT: THE BUILDING BLOCKS How courses are structured Modules: Modules are the primary subdivision of the course material.
- system: Areas are subdivisions of autonomous systems ( AS's ).
- class: The numbers are simply subdivisions of the major classes.
Converse of object
- know: We know the subdivision of the wood took place before the twelfth century, as parish boundaries conform to the divisions.
- see: Click a link to see the subdivisions of a Broad Topic.
- follow: In the following senses subdivision according to the notions of position or motion has not been attempted.
- include: I have included a few subdivision of hours ( indented in column 1 ) to show how easily they can be incorporated.
- have: Some languages have further subdivisions within each of these categories.
- use: This only shows the need to use more subdivisions instead binary oppositions.
Adjective modifier
- political: Political subdivisions also levy their own sales tax in addition to the state fees.
- structural: Structural subdivisions smaller than level 4 ( but above paragraph level ) are all tagged div4.
- administrative: The first is the use of the term " parish " in place of " county " for an administrative subdivision.
- further: For the further subdivision of these two stages we turn to material objects.
- internal: In my opinion this is one internal subdivision that has been a success.
- major: There are two major subdivisions of the Group's research.
Modifies a noun
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