misdivision
English
noun
Definitions
- Incorrect division, e.g. of a word.
- (cytology) Abnormal (i.e. transverse instead of longitudinal) division of a centromere during meiosis or mitosis, resulting in two telocentric chromosomes from a single metacentric chromosome.
Etymology
Prefix from English division.
Origin
English
division
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidivision English
- cross-division English
- division English
- divisional English
- divisionary English
- divisioner English
- divisionism English
- divisionist English
- divisionless English
- divisome English
- infradivision English
- interdivision English
- intradivision English
- nondivision English
- predivision English
- pseudodivision English
- redivision English
- subdivision English
- superdivision English
- divisioun Middle English
- diveesion Scots