subdivision (
http://definr.com/subdivision)
n 1: an area composed of subdivided lots
2: the act of subdividing; division of something previously
divided
3: an administrative division of some larger or more complex
organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn:
branch,
arm]
4: a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always
turns first to the business section"; "the history of this
work is discussed in the next section" [syn:
section]
5: a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of
something already divided [syn:
subsection]