English Explanatory Dictionary

divider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who or that which divides or separates.
  2. A physical object for dividing up a space.
  3. A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
  4. An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
  5. A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
  6. The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-divider.wav

Word forms

divider dividers

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From divide + -er.

Derived words

checkout divider current divider dividerless hair divider inductive voltage divider room divider voltage divider word divider

Translations

Arabic: مُقَسِّم Bulgarian: разделител Bulgarian: сепаратор French: séparateur French: intercalaire German: Trennwand German: Teiler Italian: divisore Malay: pembahagi Plautdietsch: Schetzel Polish: przekładka Portuguese: divisor Portuguese: separador Portuguese: separadora Russian: раздели́тель Spanish: separador Turkish: pergel
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