Dictionary Definition
separator n : an apparatus that uses centrifugal
force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: centrifuge, extractor]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
“separate” + “-or”Noun
- an object located between two or more things and hence separates them
- an agent performing the action of separating
Translations
an object located between two or more things and
hence separates them
- Hungarian: szétválasztó, elválasztó
an agent performing the action of separating
- Hungarian: szétválasztó, elválasztó
Extensive Definition
Separator can refer to:
- Cream separator
- A component of a lithium polymer cell
- Community separator, a term of urban planning
- Separator, used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a number. For example, the decimal separator and the binary separator
- Separator (oil production), of an oil production plant
- Vapor-liquid separator
- A synonym of delimiter in computer parlance
separator in French: Séparateur
separator in Polish: separator
separator in Russian: Сепаратор
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