divider

Meanings

Plural: dividers

Noun

• a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
• a person who separates something into parts or groups
• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
• a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
• One who or that which divides or separates.
• A physical object for dividing up a space.
• One who or that which divides or separates.
• A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
• One who or that which divides or separates.
• An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
• One who or that which divides or separates.
• A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
• The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.

Synonyms

partition, splitter

Antonyms

lumper