A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.
A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures.
Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality.
The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white.
Division and subdivision; bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.
A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
A large deposit of ore in a lode.
A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.