Dividing definition

Dividing





Home | Index


We love those sites:

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divide \Di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divided}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Dividing}.] [L. dividere, divisum; di- = dis- + root
     signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to
     L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf. {Device}, {Devise}.]
     1. To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts
        or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              Divide the living child in two.       --1 Kings iii.
                                                    25.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or
        by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two
        houses; a stream divides the towns.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let it divide the waters from the waters. --Gen. i.
                                                    6.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as
        profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to
        distribute; to mete out; to share.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              True justice unto people to divide.   --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ye shall divide the land by lot.      --Num. xxxiii.
                                                    54.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or
        hostile; to set at variance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom
              can not stand.                        --Mark iii.
                                                    24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Every family became now divided within itself.
                                                    --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the
        votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a
        legislative house upon a question.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Math.) To subject to arithmetical division.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Logic) To separate into species; -- said of a genus or
        generic term.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Mech.) To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a
        sextant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with
        variations. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     Syn: To sever; dissever; sunder; cleave; disjoin; disunite;
          detach; disconnect; part; distribute; share.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dividing \Di*vid"ing\, a.
     That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for
        astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also,
        for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels.
  
     {Dividing sinker}. (Knitting Mach.). See under {Sinker}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dividing
       adj 1: serving to divide or marking a division; "the divisional
              line between two states" [syn: {divisional}]
       2: serving simply to separate or partition; "a dividing
          partition" [syn: {dividing(a)}]

















Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by Vaffle Invitation Code Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights reserved. (2008-2024)