branch |
any offshoot or subdivision of the main part of something. [1/6 definitions] |
bureau |
an office or department, often a subdivision of an organization, that performs specific functions. [1/3 definitions] |
canton |
a political division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland or a subdivision of an arrondissement in France. [1/3 definitions] |
class |
in biology, the subdivision of a phylum or a division. [1/8 definitions] |
Co.2 |
abbreviation of "County," a subdivision of a U.S. state for purposes of local administration and government (used in a proper name). [2 definitions] |
county |
a subdivision of a U.S. state for purposes of local administration and government. [2/3 definitions] |
department |
a subdivision of a larger organization or system, such as a government or business. [1/2 definitions] |
dept. |
abbreviation of "department," a subdivision of a larger organization or system, such as a government or business. |
double bar |
two heavy vertical lines on a musical staff used to indicate the end of a piece or of a major subdivision of a piece. |
epoch |
(cap.) a subdivision of a geologic period. [1/3 definitions] |
family |
in biology, the subdivision of an order. [1/8 definitions] |
lobe |
any curved or rounded subdivision or part, esp. of a bodily organ. [1/2 definitions] |
order |
in biology, the subdivision of a class. [1/17 definitions] |
period |
(cap.) a subdivision of a geological era that also corresponds to a particular rock system, and that is sometimes divided into epochs. [1/8 definitions] |
phylum |
the principal subdivision of animals, and of some classifications of plants, according to their major shared characteristics, each subdivision containing one or more classes. [1/2 definitions] |
scene |
a subdivision of an act in a play. [1/8 definitions] |
species |
in biology, the most fundamental classification of living things, comprising individuals that naturally breed with one another but not with those of other species; subdivision of a genus. [1/3 definitions] |
subclass |
a division or subdivision of a class. [1/2 definitions] |
subheading |
the heading or title of a section or subdivision of a printed text. [1/2 definitions] |
subindex |
an index to a subdivision of a main or larger category. [1/2 definitions] |
subkingdom |
in taxonomy, a category indicating a primary subdivision of a plant or animal kingdom. |