Separature

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of separation. rare

    "The heating of the milk makes it less viscous, hence skimming at a high temperature will give closer separature than when skimmed at a low [...] If a machine is receiving more than the proper quantity, the separation is not complete."

Example

More examples

"The heating of the milk makes it less viscous, hence skimming at a high temperature will give closer separature than when skimmed at a low [...] If a machine is receiving more than the proper quantity, the separation is not complete."

Etymology

From separate + -ure.

More for "separature"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.