SECTIONALIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sectionalization" is a kind of...):

separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sectionalization"):

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

septation (the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum)

zoning (dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)

Derivation:

sectionalize (divide into sections, especially into geographic sections)