separator

[sep-uh-rey-ter]

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noun

a person or thing that separates.
any of various apparatus for separating one thing from another, as cream from milk, steam from water, or wheat from chaff.
Electricity.��a device that prevents metal contact between plates of opposite charge in a storage battery.
Machinery.��retainer.

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Other Word Forms

preseparator noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of separator¹

1600–10; < Late Latin ��ŧ�貹��ٴǰ�, equivalent to Latin ��ŧ�貹�� ( re ) to separate + -tor -tor

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The “how” is broken down into five pillars the team calls separators: communication, block destruction, ball disruption, effort and angles, and tackling.

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A battery consists of two electrodes -- the anode and cathode, typically made of different materials -- as well as a separator and electrolyte, a chemical medium that allows for the flow of electrical charge.

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The PEC uses a pyroelectric composite material, as the separator in an electrochemical cell.

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To avoid this, separators composed of polyolefins -- a type of polymer -- can be employed to maintain separation.

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“And that’s her preparation, her attention to detail is the separator.”

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separative ˈ��貹ˌ��ٴǰ�

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