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Separator   Listen
noun
Separator  n.  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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"Separator" Quotes from Famous Books



... How's she spinning?... Hey, Mike, you heard the latest story about the Martian and the bishop?... Can you spare me a minute? We got troubles in the separator manifolds.... What's the hurry, Mike, your batteries overcharged?" Blades waved the hails aside. There was need for haste. You could move fast indoors, under the low weight which became lower as you approached the ...
— Industrial Revolution • Poul William Anderson

... of beehives that formed the original stock of a project for the harvesting of the nectar which had hitherto gone to waste or been disposed of by unreflecting birds, had increased to a dozen, and honey of pleasant and varying flavour flowed from the separator at frequent intervals, hopes ran high of the earning of a modest profit from one of the cleanest, nicest, most entertaining ...
— The Confessions of a Beachcomber • E J Banfield

... of the function of the apparatus. The first form used was the "barrel calorimeter", but the liability of error was so great that its use was abandoned. Modern calorimeters are in general of either the throttling or separator type. ...
— Steam, Its Generation and Use • Babcock & Wilcox Co.

... final filtration, the nutrient medium is usually "tubed"—i. e., filled into sterile tubes in definite measured quantities, usually 10 c.c. This process is sometimes carried out by means of a large separator funnel fitted with a "three-way" tap which communicates with a small graduated tube (capacity 20 c.c. and graduated in cubic centimetres) attached to the side. The shape of this piece of apparatus, ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre

... Beloved Brethren:—Space is no separator of hearts. [10] Spiritually, I am with all who are with Truth, and whose hearts today are repeating their joy that God dwelleth in the congregation of the faithful, and loveth the ...
— Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 • Mary Baker Eddy


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