"separator" meaning in English

See separator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: separators [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēparātor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sēparātor}} Latin sēparātor Head templates: {{en-noun}} separator (plural separators)
  1. An object located between two or more things and hence separating them. Translations (an object located between two or more things and hence separating them): verdeler (Afrikaans), разделител (razdelitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), сепаратор (separator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), erotin (Finnish), szétválasztó (Hungarian), elválasztó (Hungarian), 仕切り (alt: しきり; shikiri) (Japanese), separador [masculine] (Portuguese), separator [neuter] (Romanian), avbalkning [common-gender] (Swedish), separator [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-separator-en-noun-en:object Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 9 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 9 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 11 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 46 8 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 43 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 8 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 43 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 44 8 48 Disambiguation of 'an object located between two or more things and hence separating them': 95 1 4
  2. A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk. Translations (device for removing one substance from another): erotin (Finnish), separaattori (Finnish), Abscheider [masculine] (German), 分離器 (alt: ぶんりき; bunriki) (Japanese), hepareita (note: for removing cream from milk) (Maori), pūwhakawehe [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Maori), machinne à s'pather (Norman), separador [masculine] (Portuguese), separator [neuter] (Romanian), separator [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-separator-en-noun-en:device Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 11 46 Disambiguation of 'device for removing one substance from another': 2 94 4
  3. One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating. Translations (one who separates): szétválasztó (Hungarian), elválasztó (Hungarian), 分離者 (alt: ぶんりしゃ; bunrisha) (Japanese), separator [neuter] (Romanian), separatör [common-gender] (Swedish), separatorskötare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-separator-en-noun-NX8wfO9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 9 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 9 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 40 9 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 11 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 12 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 46 8 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 43 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 40 9 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 8 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 43 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 44 8 48 Disambiguation of 'one who separates': 2 5 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cyclone separator, word separator

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "alt": "ぶんりしゃ; bunrisha",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "one who separates",
      "word": "分離者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who separates",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "separator"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who separates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "separatör"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who separates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "separatorskötare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "separator"
}

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