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Definition of Separator

1. Noun. An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension.

Definition of Separator

1. n. One who, or that which, separates.

Definition of Separator

1. Noun. An object located between two or more things and hence separates them. ¹

2. Noun. A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk. ¹

3. Noun. An agent performing the action of separating. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Separator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Separator

1. One who, or that which, separates. Specifically: A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it. An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Separator

Literary usage of Separator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1908)
"I am here to talk on the farm separator, which ds at present the subject of perhaps as ... The hand separator gathered-cream system la becoming so popular ..."

2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1899)
"THE test recorded below is that of a baffle-plate pattern separator designed to serve as a live-steam separator, ..."

3. A Text Book of Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards, Earl Smith Bardwell, Edwin G. Goodwin (1909)
"There is one tender and one helper on either side of the separator floor, ... A magnetic separator which, in some respects, is similar to the one just ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"Tar separator.—The oil tar that comes from the seal and scrubber should be separated from ... A convenient separator is a long box, either of wood or iron, ..."

5. The Butter Industry in the United States: An Economic Study of Butter and by Edward Wiest (1916)
"THE INTRODUCTION OF THE HAND separator The hand separator was introduced about ... The effect of the general use of the power separator made it necessary to ..."

6. Annual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of (1911)
"Bowl for investigation purposes, Alphi Acme turbine separator, sectional De Laval machine, No. ... 3 hand separator, No. 9873 IS A, No. 4 hand separator No. ..."

7. Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories by Terrell Croft, Daniel John Dufflin (1922)
"What contributory circumstance usually determines the total quantity of moisture in the steam delivered to a separator? 6. Enumerate the chief purposes of ..."

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