divider

[ dih-vahy-der ]
/ dɪˈvaɪ dər /

noun

a person or thing that divides.
dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines, measuring, etc.
a partition between two areas or dividing one area into two, as a piece of cardboard in a box or a bookcase jutting out from a wall.
room divider.
Mining. bunton.

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Origin of divider

First recorded in 1520–30; divide + -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM divider

pre·di·vid·er, noun

Words nearby divider

divided highway, dividend, dividend cover, dividend on, dividendus, divider, dividers, dividual, divination, divine, divine comedy
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Words related to dividers

curtain, net, cover, sector, category, section, share, affiliate, split, branch, department, segment, class, envelope, veil, shield, mantle, shelter, concealment, partition

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British Dictionary definitions for dividers (1 of 2)

dividers
/ (dɪˈvaɪdəz) /

pl n

a type of compass with two pointed arms, used for measuring lines or dividing them

British Dictionary definitions for dividers (2 of 2)

divider
/ (dɪˈvaɪdə) /

noun

Also called: room divider a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas
a person or thing that divides
electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given inputa voltage divider
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