partition

n. பிரிவினை, கூறுகளாகப் பிரித்தல், பிரிக்கபபட்ட கூறு, இடைத்தட்டி, இடைத்தடுக்கு, பிரிக்குங்கட்டமைப்பு, தடுப்புச்சுவர், எல்லைச்சுவர், (சட்.) பிரிவீடு, நிலவுடைமையைக் கூட்டுக் குத்தகைக்காரர்களுக்கிடையே பிரித்துக்கொடுத்தல், (வினை.) கூறுகளாகப் பிரி, பாகங்களாக வகு, பங்கிடு.

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Par*ti"tion, n. Etym: [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.] 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. Shak. 2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. Dryden. 3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." Milton. 4. (Law.) Defn: The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. 5. (Mus.) Defn: A score. Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. Brande & C. Par*ti"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Partitioning.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. Bacon.