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separator
[ sep-uh-rey-ter ]
/ ˈsɛp əˌreɪ tər /
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noun
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
OTHER WORDS FROM separator
pre·sep·a·ra·tor, nounWords nearby separator
separation of powers, separation of variables, separatism, separatist, separative, separator, separatory, separatrix, Seph., Sephardi, Sephardim
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British Dictionary definitions for separator
separator
/ (ˈsɛpəˌreɪtə) /
noun
a person or thing that separates
a device for separating things into constituent parts, as milk into cream, etc
Derived forms of separator
separatory, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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