splitting

/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act or process of dividing something into parts.
    • The splitting of the inheritance caused arguments among the siblings.
    • Nuclear splitting is used to generate electricity in some power plants.
    • The splitting of the company into two divisions was announced last week.
adjective
  1. Causing a very sharp, severe pain, especially a headache.
    • The noise from the construction gave him a splitting pain behind his eyes.
    • I took a nap to get rid of this splitting migraine.
    • She had a splitting headache after staring at the screen all day.
  2. Dividing or separating into parts.
    • The splitting of the atom releases a huge amount of energy.
    • The splitting of the group into smaller teams helped them work faster.
    • They watched the splitting of the large rock by the wedge.
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