'Divider' definitions:

Definition of 'divider'

(from WordNet)
noun
A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics [syn: splitter, divider] [ant: lumper]
noun
A person who separates something into parts or groups
noun
A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) [syn: partition, divider]
noun
A drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements

Definition of 'Divider'

From: GCIDE
  • Divider \Di*vid"er\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who deals out to each his share. [1913 Webster]
  • Who made me a judge or a divider over you? --Luke xii. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One who, or that which, causes division. [1913 Webster]
  • Hate is of all things the mightiest divider. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Money, the great divider of the world. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. pl. An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another).
  • Note: The structure may be a wall with an opening in it to allow seeing one part of the room from the other. This term is also used to designate a semitransparent curtain formed by hanging multiple strings of various materials from a ceiling, intended to visually partition a room without inhibiting passage between the partitions
  • Syn: partition, room divider. [WordNet 1.5 PJC]

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