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Definition of Divider
1. Noun. A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics.
Generic synonyms: Systematist, Taxonomer, Taxonomist
Derivative terms: Divide
Antonyms: Lumper
2. Noun. A person who separates something into parts or groups.
Specialized synonyms: Subdivider
Derivative terms: Divide
3. Noun. A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another).
Specialized synonyms: Brattice, Bulkhead, Screen, Wall
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Derivative terms: Divide, Divide, Partition, Partition
4. Noun. A drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements.
Definition of Divider
1. n. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.
Definition of Divider
1. Noun. An object that separates. ¹
2. Noun. A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length. ¹
3. Noun. (British US) The median of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated. ¹
4. Noun. A person who separates or classifies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Divider
1. one that divides [n -S] - See also: divides
Medical Definition of Divider
1. 1. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts. 2. One who deals out to each his share. "Who made me a judge or a divider over you?" (Luke xii. 14) 3. One who, or that which, causes division. "Hate is of all things the mightiest divider." (Milton) "Money, the great divider of the world." (Swift) 4. An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc, compasses. See Compasses. The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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