Divider
[dɪ'vaɪdə] or [dɪ'vaɪdɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements.
(noun.) a person who separates something into parts or groups.
Typed by Howard--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.
(n.) One who deals out to each his share.
(n.) One who, or that which, causes division.
(n.) An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses.
Checker: Rowena
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Distributor, dealer.[2]. Separator.
Typed by Blanche
Examples
- He drove it back to his workshop and made certain changes in the reel and the divider. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This related to the cutter bar, the divider, and reel post. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- These three ideas, the divider, the reciprocating blade, and the fingers, were all fundamental devices of the machine Cyrus McCormick was building. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In 1811 Cumming introduced the reel, and in 1814 Dobbs described a wheelbarrow arrangement of reaper in which he used the divider. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The divider L had a cloth screen extending to the rear of the platform. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This he finally solved by adding a curved arm, or divider, to the end of his reaper’s blade. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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