Separator

//ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.

    "When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart."

  2. 2
    an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension wordnet
  3. 3
    A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
  4. 4
    One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.

    "Death, the mystery, the great separator of friend from friend and loved one from loved one"

Synonyms

All synonyms
analyzerbreakercentrifugecentrifugecorkscrewcrowbar

Example

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"NASA officials concluded the debris was likely a plastic separator, or shim, from the shuttle's ceramic tile heat shield."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

Related phrases

cyclone separatorword separator

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