sep|a|ra|tor

sep|a|ra|tor
sep|a|ra|tor «SEHP uh RAY tuhr», noun.
1. a person or thing that separates, especially a machine for separating, as the cream from milk, or wheat from chaff or dirt: »

The pieces that sift through are then dumped into a separator—a large vat shaped like an inverted cone (New Yorker).

2. any one of various devices used for dressing ore.
[< Latin sēparātor < sēparāre; see etym. under separate (Cf.separate)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • separator — sep·a·ra·tor …   English syllables

  • separator — sep|a|ra|tor [ˈsepəreıtə US ər] n a machine for separating liquids from solids, or cream from milk …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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