divider

di·vid·er

D0304000 (dĭ-vī′dər)n.1. a. One that divides, especially a screen or other partition.b. Chiefly British A highway median strip.2. A device resembling a compass, used for dividing lines and transferring measurements.

divider

(dɪˈvaɪdə) n1. (Furniture) Also called: room divider a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas2. a person or thing that divides3. (Electronics) electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input: a voltage divider.

di•vid•er

(dɪˈvaɪ dər)

n. 1. a person or thing that divides. 2. dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines or measuring. 3. a partition between two areas or dividing one area into two. [1520–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	divider - a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristicssplittersystematist, taxonomer, taxonomist - a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
	2.	divider - a person who separates something into parts or groupsindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"subdivider - someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)
	3.	divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)partitionbrattice - a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a minebulkhead - a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartmentsscreen - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a spacestructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	4.	divider - a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurementsdrafting instrument - an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings

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