Dictionary

divider en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From divide + -er.

Meanings

1. One who or that which divides or separates.
   • I was greatly his inferior, but love is a quick divider of shares: he that gathers much has nothing over, and he that gathers little has no lack. 1891, George MacDonald, A Rough Shaking, page 33:
2. One who or that which divides or separates. ▸ A physical object for dividing up a space.
   • It is perfectly possible to separate one area of a room from another, or even to create an entirely new room, with a lightweight room divider that assembles with a minimum of fuss. 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 58:
3. One who or that which divides or separates. ▸ A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
4. One who or that which divides or separates. ▸ An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
5. A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
6. The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.

Forms

Deriveds

word divider · hair divider · sealer-divider · voltage divider · inductive voltage divider · current divider · room divider · checkout divider · dividerless

Translations (25)

fr terre-plein (median of a highway) · pt separadora (person who separates) · bg разделител (object that separates) · bg сепаратор (object that separates) · fi keskikaide (median of a highway) · fr intercalaire (object that separates) · it divisore (person who separates) · ru раздели́тельная полоса́ (median of a highway) · it spartitraffico (median of a highway) · es separador (object that separates) · pt divisor (object that separates) · acw مُقَسِّم (object that separates) · pdt Schetzel (object that separates) · tr pergel (object that separates) · ms pembahagi (object that separates) · pt separador (person who separates) · de Teiler (object that separates) · it divisore (object that separates) · pl przekładka (object that separates) · fr séparateur (object that separates) · ms pembahagi (median of a highway) · de Trennwand (object that separates) · pt separador (object that separates) · ms pembahagi (person who separates) · ru раздели́тель (object that separates)