Synonyms:
subdivision
Meaning: an area composed of subdivided lots
Synonyms:
subdivision
Meaning: the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
Synonyms:
branch, subdivision, arm
Meaning: a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
Usage examples
When each man is working on the smallest possible subdivision of the product, doubling the number of employees will not increase his skill.
It is impossible to resist the conclusion that the invention of the slender thread of carbon as a substitute for the burners previously employed opened the path to the practical subdivision of the electric light."
It is interesting to note that these conceptions were in Edison's mind at an early period of his investigations, when the best expert opinion was that the subdivision of the electric current was an ignis fatuus. Hence we quote the following notes he made, November 15, 1878, in one of the laboratory note-books: