*vision*

n. Vision. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. classification according to more than one attribute at the same time.
Syn. -- cross-classification. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See Divide. ] 1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section. [ 1913 Webster ]

Communities and divisions of men. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation. [ 1913 Webster ]

There was a division among the people. John vii. 43. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will put a division between my people and thy people. Ex. viii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote. [ 1913 Webster ]

The motion passed without a division. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Logic) The separation of a genus into its constituent species. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Mil.) (a) Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer. (b) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion. (c) One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Naut.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. (Mus.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. (Rhet.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. (Biol.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cell division (Biol.), a method of cell increase, in which new cells are formed by the division of the parent cell. In this process, the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes, as shown in the figure (see also Karyokinesis). At the same time the protoplasm of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle, followed, on the completion of the division of the nucleus, by a separation of the cell contents into two masses, called the daughter cells. --
Long division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mostly written down. --
Short division (Math.), the process of division when the operations are mentally performed and only the results written down; -- used principally when the divisor is not greater than ten or twelve.

Syn. -- compartment; section; share; allotment; distribution; separation; partition; disjunction; disconnection; difference; variance; discord; disunion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police. [ 1913 Webster ]

Divisional planes (Geol.), planes of separation between rock masses. They include joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to be divisional. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Divisional. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who divides or makes division. [ Obs. ] Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. im- not + provision. ] Improvidence. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision, LL. indivisio. ] A state of being not divided; oneness. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of vision or of the power of seeing. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong division. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight).
Syn. -- night-sight. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. prévision. ] Foresight; foreknowledge; prescience. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide. ] 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Making provision for the relief of strangers. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

And of provisions laid in large,
For man and beast. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Provisioned p. pr. & vb. n. Provisioning. ] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. provisionnel. ] Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Provisional. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. révision, L. revisio. ] 1. The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is made by revising. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Reexamination; revisal; revise; review. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to revision; revisory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. subdivisio: cf. F. subdivision. ] 1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A part of a thing made by subdividing. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Supervision. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. &unr_; to see, &unr_; I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit. ] 1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Faith here is turned into vision there. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is seen; an object of sight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah. [ 1913 Webster ]

The baseless fabric of this vision. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

No dreams, but visions strange. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arc of vision (Astron.), the arc which measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible. --
Beatific vision (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in heaven. --
Direct vision (Opt.), vision when the image of the object falls directly on the yellow spot (see under Yellow); also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from their original direction. --
Field of vision, field of view. See under Field. --
Indirect vision (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina. --
Reflected vision, or
Refracted vision, vision by rays reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms, respectively. --
Vision purple. (Physiol.) See Visual purple, under Visual. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Visioned p. pr. & vb. n. Visioning. ] To see in a vision; to dream. [ 1913 Webster ]

For them no visioned terrors daunt,
Their nights no fancied specters haunt. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a vision. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being visionary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. visionnaire. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The visionary hour
When musing midnight reigns. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or lull to rest the visionary maid. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Fanciful; fantastic; unreal. See Fanciful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Visionaries 1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the power of seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in visions. [ R. ] Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A visionary. [ 1913 Webster ]