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English Dictionary: separator by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
separator
n
  1. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
    Synonym(s): centrifuge, extractor, separator
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.
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