Sŭb'di-vī'sion, n.
(-dĭ-vīzh'ŭn), n. [Prefix sub and division; Lat. subdivisio, Fr. subdivision.]
Sense 1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.
Sense 2. The part of a thing made by subdividing; the part of a larger part.
In the decimal table, the subdivisions of the cubit—as span, palm, and digit—are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot.