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splitter

splitter

4 3.5
A device that lets one cable connect to more than one device
  • noun
  • /ˈsplɪtər/
translation icon : divisor
  • And once the splitter is sold, I'm done.
  • beam splitter
  • polarizing beam splitter
  • headphone splitter

So dongle in the iPhone, splitter in the dongle.

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Examples

  • So a microphone, headphone splitter, all here, the straps.

  • Observers used an MP3 player with headphones on a splitter for all observations.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So you just go ahead, hook both fans up to the splitter that came with it, so you can put those on either side.

  • We got that splitter up there in the yard.

  • You know, I want to plug the splitter into that green Jack.

  • But in this video, I'm going to be using a little splitter and a couple of TV fly leads.

  • You mean this splitter here physically or what?

  • If we just send it through the beam splitter, it'll come out the same way.

  • Customers used to have to install DSL splitters to block out the data frequencies on their landlines.

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  • Using a splitter, I can connect multiple devices to the same audio source.

Synonyms

separator
vssplitter
3 3.4

A thing that keeps two areas apart, like a curtain or a mark in text

is a device focused on creating parts rather than only keeping them apart
parter
vssplitter
1 9.4

A thing that divides two areas, like a hedge or shelf

is specifically a device or tool rather than a person or general thing
fractionator
vssplitter
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A machine that separates a mixture into different parts

is a general dividing device not limited to separating chemical mixtures
disassembler
vssplitter
8.3

A machine that takes items like old appliances apart so parts can be reused

is a general device used to divide items not specifically for reuse
partitioner
vssplitter
7.5

A person or tool that divides something into parts

is specifically a device rather than sometimes a person
audio splitter
vssplitter
3.9

A small device that lets two or more headphones share one audio source

is a general dividing device not limited to audio signals
demultiplexer
vssplitter
  • Specialized
9.5

A machine or program that takes one signal and sends it to separate outputs like audio and video channels

is a general device for dividing items rather than routing signal channels
stone splitter
vssplitter
6.5

A machine that splits large rocks like granite into pieces

is a general dividing device not limited to that specific natural material

Compounds

rail-splitter
  • Archaic
1 8.8

A person who splits logs to make wooden rails for fences

A small device that lets two or more headphones share one audio source

A machine that splits large rocks like granite into pieces

How Effective

saw
54 1.0
cleaver
28 3.5
splitter
4 3.5
separator
3 3.4

Surface Forms

splitter singular
splitters plural

Morphology

splitter = split (transparent) = split + er

Regular instrument noun formation from the verb 'split' indicating a tool that performs the action.

Etymology

The word splitter comes from split ('to divide') plus -er ('one that does'), so a splitter is a tool or device that divides something into parts, for example a cable splitter that shares one signal with two devices.