separator
noun
sep·a·ra·tor
ˈse-pə-ˌrā-tər 
ˈse-ˌprā-tər
: one that separates
especially
: a device for separating liquids of different specific gravities (such as cream from milk) or liquids from solids
Examples of separator in a Sentence
the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another
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Chinese companies are even more dominant in battery components, such as cathodes, anodes, separators and electrolytes.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
One application of water should be good for up to seven hours of electrical stimulation, after which time the separator will have dried out.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
Products include a separator to reduce fire risk, efficient manufacturing tech and an advanced electrolyte.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
Bhargava and DuPont cite the story of Dyson founder James Dyson, who got the idea for a bagless vacuum cleaner after watching a huge machine — called a cyclonic separator — clean a sawmill with an air vortex.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
One application of water should be good for up to seven hours of electrical stimulation, after which time the separator will have dried out.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
Products include a separator to reduce fire risk, efficient manufacturing tech and an advanced electrolyte.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
Bhargava and DuPont cite the story of Dyson founder James Dyson, who got the idea for a bagless vacuum cleaner after watching a huge machine — called a cyclonic separator — clean a sawmill with an air vortex.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separator. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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separator
noun
sep·a·ra·tor
ˈsep-ə-ˌrāt-ər
: one that separates
especially
: a device for separating liquids (as cream from milk) of different densities or liquids from solids
Medical Definition
separator
noun
sep·a·ra·tor
ˈsep-(ə-)ˌrāt-ər
: one that separates: as
a
: a device for separating liquids of different specific gravities (as cream from milk) or liquids from solids
b
: a dental appliance for separating adjoining teeth to give access to their surfaces
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