reduction division

noun

, Biology.

1. the first division of meiosis in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number.
2. meiosis.

reduction division

noun

1. another name for meiosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of reduction division¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“On Skid Row, it’s a day-to-day crisis. It’s visible,” said Shoshanna Scholar, director of the harm reduction division at the Los Angeles County Health Department.

From Los Angeles Times

In some forms the reduction division occurs in the secondary spermatocytes instead of the primary.

From Project Gutenberg

"At this point, all the meteorological conditions are offshore so there are no implications, for Japan or other countries near Japan," Maryam Golnaraghi, chief of WMO's disaster risk reduction division, told a briefing.

From Reuters

I'm also contemplating applying my experience in energy efficiency by working internally within a large corporation's sustainability or energy reduction division.

From BusinessWeek

This is certainly a reduction division, for the tetrads are always somewhat elongated and come into the spindle with their longer axes parallel with the axis of the spindle.

From Project Gutenberg