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separator

/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
sep-a-ra-tor
IPA
/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.

noun

A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.

noun

One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Latin sēparō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin sēparātorbor. English separator Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

Inflected Forms

separators (plural)

Derived Forms

microseparator

Phrases

cyclone separator word separator

Synonyms

centrifuge extractor

Questions

How do you pronounce separator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/.
What does separator mean?
An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
Where does separator come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Latin sēparō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin sēparātorbor. English separator Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.

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