divider
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Also called: room divider. a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas
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a person or thing that divides
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electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input
a voltage divider
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The project, code named Divider, was the 1,054th nuclear weapons test conducted by the US, according to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which played a central role in helping develop the world's first atomic bomb.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
He is the author of seven books, most recently “The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021,” with Susan Glasser.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023
It’s pretty clear if you read Peter Baker and Susan Glasser’s book, The Divider, that Kushner was a source.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2023
The remark came during a meeting with Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, the authors of The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021, around the time of Mr. Trump’s first impeachment.
From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2022
The illustrations and descriptions we give this week, entitled "How to Break a Cord," "Prestidigitation," "Circle Divider," "Sulphurous Acid," "Production of Gas," "Aquatic Velocipede," "Several Toys," "Scientific Amusements," are from our excellent contemporary La Nature.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
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