Partition

n. divider; act of dividing; segment, section; division of the storage area of a hard disk (Computers)

v. divide, segment, cut into portions; set apart, separate with a divider

Generally, a partition is a splitting of something into parts. The term is used in a variety of senses: Chemistry Nernst partition lawPartitioning, a synonym for liquid-liquid extraction
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Noun
1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
(synonym) divider
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) brattice
(derivation) partition off
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
(synonym) division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
(hypernym) separation
(hyponym) subdivision
(derivation) partition off
3. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
(hypernym) computer memory unit
(classification) computer science, computing
Verb
1. divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
(synonym) partition off
(hypernym) separate, divide, part
(hyponym) pound, pound off
(derivation) partitionist
2. separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
(synonym) zone
(hypernym) separate, divide
(hyponym) screen off, separate off
(derivation) divider

n. (Music) score, partition

(v.)
The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
  

(v.)
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
  

(v.)
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.
  

(v.)
A score.
  

(v.)
A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
  

(v. t.)
To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
  

(v. t.)
To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.