tripartition

noun

tri·​par·​ti·​tion

¦trī(ˌ)pärˈtishən,

ˌtrīpər-

: the act of dividing or the state of being divided into three parts : partition into or among three

tripartition of a uranium nucleus

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin tripartition-, tripartitio threefold partition, from Latin tripartitus + -ion-, -io -ion

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