subpartition

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noun

A partition that makes up part of a larger partition.

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Meanings

nounsubpartition (plural subpartitions)

plural subpartitions

  1. A partition that makes up part of a larger partition.
verbsubpartition (third-person singular simple present subpartitions, present participle subpartitioning, simple past and past participle subpartitioned)

present singular third person subpartitions · participle present subpartitioning · participle past subpartitioned · past subpartitioned

  1. transitiveTo divide into further partitions.

Origin

From sub- + partition.

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APA

subpartition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpartition

MLA

“subpartition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpartition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subpartition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpartition.

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