SEPARATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does separator mean? 

• SEPARATOR (noun)
  The noun SEPARATOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SEPARATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPARATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

centrifuge; extractor; separator

Hypernyms ("separator" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "separator"):

haematocrit; hematocrit (a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood)

ultracentrifuge (a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins)

Derivation:

separate (divide into components or constituents)