separator
3
5.3
- noun
- /ˈsɛpəˌreɪtər/
- Specialized
:
separador
- To make the sauce, pour the liquid through the separator to remove any solid bits.
- magnetic separator
- oil/water separator
- water separator
Examples
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The centrifugal action created in the cyclone separators increases the solids content to an average of 5 to 15 percent.
Academic text (2001) -
A subsequent series of separators segregates liquid fractions into oil and water from the remaining gases.
Academic text (1995) -
I'm now going to try the yolk and egg white separator just to see how it works.
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One of his top achievements is in the process and mechanical design of separator/slug catchers.
Academic text (2003) -
Using a magnetic separator, these complexes were concentrated to the magnet side of the tube wall.
Academic text (2010) -
Round materials, such as cans and bottles, roll off the separator onto a conveyor leading to a container sorting line.
Academic text (1996) -
New equipment includes a cardboard star screen separator, automated news sorter, and a glass pulverizer.
Academic text (1998) -
Finally, a solids separator was installed to minimize solids loading to the pond system.
Academic text (2000) -
The radial magnetic separator at Cornell University was used to separate lithium isotopes.
Academic text (2006) -
At the last stage of extraction, an eddy current separator removes the small particles of nonferrous metals.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
32
7.1
A machine that spins quickly to separate different parts of a liquid
Antonyms
- Specialized
8
3.9
An electronic device that combines sound from several sources into one output
Compounds
- Specialized
A machine that sorts grain by kernel length using rotating cylinders
- Specialized
A machine that separates whole grains from broken ones using a turning cylinder with small pockets
How Effective
- Specialized
- Specialized
32
7.1
- Specialized
3
5.3
139
2.8
13
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Separator comes from the verb separate, which means 'to put apart'. A separator as a machine is something that 'puts parts apart'—for example a device that spins to pull cream away from milk or to remove solids from a liquid, so the name matches its job.