Found 2 items, similar to SUBDIVIDING.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: subdivide
subdivide
v 1: form into subdivisions;
“The cells subdivided”
2: divide into smaller and smaller pieces;
“This apartment
cannot be subdivided any further!”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Subdividing
Subdivide
\Sub`di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Subdivided; p.
pr. & vb. n.
Subdividing.] [L. subdividere, sub under +
dividere to divide. See
Divide.]
To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part
into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already
been divided.
[1913 Webster]
The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies,
and those colonies were subdivided into many others.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]