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separator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Latin sēparō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin sēparātorbor. English separator Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

Meanings

1. An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
   • When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart. 1998, Elisa Ferri, Lisa Kenny, Dana Epstein, Style on Hand: Perfect Nail and Skin Care, page 44:
2. A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
3. 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 1979 December 8, Nancy Walker, “Remembering David Brill”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 15:

Forms

Deriveds

microseparator · word separator · cyclone separator

Translations (27)

ro separator (one who separates) · ja 分離器 (device for removing one substance from another) · hu szétválasztó (one who separates) · fi separaattori (device for removing one substance from another) · hu szétválasztó (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · mi hepareita (device for removing one substance from another) · pt separador (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · ja 分離者 (one who separates) · bg сепаратор (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · pt separador (device for removing one substance from another) · ro separator (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · ro separator (device for removing one substance from another) · sv separator (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · sv separatorskötare (one who separates) · nrf machinne à s'pather (device for removing one substance from another) · bg разделител (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · ja 仕切り (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · fi erotin (device for removing one substance from another) · sv separatör (one who separates) · de Abscheider (device for removing one substance from another) · sv separator (device for removing one substance from another) · hu elválasztó (one who separates) · hu elválasztó (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · af verdeler (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · fi erotin (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them) · mi pūwhakawehe (device for removing one substance from another) · sv avbalkning (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them)