SUBDIVIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subdivide mean? 

• SUBDIVIDE (verb)
  The verb SUBDIVIDE has 2 senses:

1. form into subdivisions

2. divide into smaller and smaller pieces

  Familiarity information: SUBDIVIDE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBDIVIDE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they subdivide    ... he / she / it subdivides   
Past simple: subdivided   
Past participle: subdivided   
-ing form: subdividing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form into subdivisions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The cells subdivided

Hypernyms (to "subdivide" is one way to...):

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Verb group:

subdivide (divide into smaller and smaller pieces)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

subdivision (the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Divide into smaller and smaller pieces

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!

Hypernyms (to "subdivide" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Verb group:

subdivide (form into subdivisions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

subdivider (someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites))

subdivision (the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)

 Context examples 

It is subdivided into undifferentiated and differentiated types, based on the cytologic features of the malignant cells.

(Nasopharyngeal Nonkeratinizing Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by an infiltrative growth pattern and is subdivided into low grade and undifferentiated (high grade) stromal sarcoma.

(Endometrioid Stromal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Finally, the stage is subdivided into categories of A and B depending on the presence of symptoms of itching, weight loss, fever, and night sweats.

(Ann Arbor Lymphoma Staging System, NCI Thesaurus)

Canonical HMG proteins are subdivided into 3 superfamilies with characteristic functional sequence motifs: HMGB (formerly HMG-1/-2), HMGN (formerly HMG-14/-17), and HMGA (formerly HMG-I/Y/C).

(HMG Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Lipids can be subdivided into 2 groups: fatty acids and glycerides.

(Lipid, NCI Thesaurus)

As polyphenolic, soluble plant pigments, flavonoids are usually subdivided into 5 subgroups flavonols, flavones, flavonones, flavan-3-ols, anthocyanidins.

(Flavonoid, NCI Thesaurus)

Phosphotransferase Genes encode Phosphotransferases (Phosphatases), a large group of enzymes subdivided according to acceptor group that transfer phosphate, diphosphate, nucleotidyl residues, and other phosphomoieties.

(Phosphatase Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Groupings of states that subdivide the United States for the presentation of census data.

(Census Region, NCI Thesaurus)

Phosphotransferases have also been subdivided according to the acceptor group.

(Phosphotransferase Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

These have also been subdivided according to the acceptor group. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.7.

(Phosphotransferase, NCI Thesaurus)