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separator


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Separator  \Sep"a*ra`tor\,  n.  [L.] 
  One  who  or  that  which  separates.  Specifically: 
  a  (Steam  Boilers)  A  device  for  depriving  steam  of  particles 
  of  water  mixed  with  it 
  b  (Mining)  An  apparatus  for  sorting  pulverized  ores  into 
  grades,  or  separating  them  from  gangue. 
  c  (Weaving)  An  instrument  used  for  spreading  apart  the 
  threads  of  the  warp  in  the  loom,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  separator 
  n  :  uses  centrifugal  force  to  separate  particles  from  a 
  suspension  [syn:  {centrifuge},  {extractor}] 




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