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DIVIDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("divider" is a kind of...):

drafting instrument (an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

Synonyms:

divider; partition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("divider" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "divider"):

brattice (a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine)

bulkhead (a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments)

screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)

wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)

Derivation:

divide (separate into parts or portions)

divide (act as a barrier between; stand between)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who separates something into parts or groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("divider" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "divider"):

subdivider (someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites))

Derivation:

divide (separate into parts or portions)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

Synonyms:

divider; splitter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("divider" is a kind of...):

systematist; taxonomer; taxonomist (a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior)

Derivation:

divide (separate into parts or portions)

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