separator
[sep-uh-rey-ter]
- a person or thing that separates.
- any of various apparatus for separating one thing from another, as cream from milk, steam from water, or wheat from chaff.
- Electricity. a device that prevents metal contact between plates of opposite charge in a storage battery.
- Machinery. retainer1(def 3).
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Origin of separator
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Examples from the Web for separator
Contemporary Examples
Once the separator is clipped onto the cup, you can flip it over the edge.
Historical Examples
The Philadelphia separator is made of quarter sawed hardwood.
The Automobile Storage BatteryO. A. Witte
Therefore, keep the separator tank in a clean place and keep a cover on it.
The Automobile Storage BatteryO. A. Witte
He took the separator apart and carried it up to his mother to be washed.
Here and Now Story BookLucy Sprague Mitchell
He took the strap off one wheel and put it around the wheel of the separator.
Here and Now Story BookLucy Sprague Mitchell
The graphic used as a separator is taken from the cover design.
Little Yellow Wang-loM. C. Bell
separator
- a person or thing that separates
- a device for separating things into constituent parts, as milk into cream, etc
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Word Origin and History for separator
n.
c.1600, "separatist," agent noun from separate (v.). As a mechanical device for separating, from 1831.
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