[ UK /dɪvˈa‍ɪdɐ/ ]
[ US /dɪˈvaɪdɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
  2. a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
  3. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
  4. a person who separates something into parts or groups

How To Use divider In A Sentence

  • The window well included about a dozen of these pillow-pods in sepia tones, some of them soft enough to drape slightly as they hung over a horizontal divider.
  • The little kids did not like what we said and had their compasses and dividers out, ready to give us a poke so we scooted out.
  • An effective divider should meet all kinds of demand quickly and do not generate too many pieces. Buddy system is a very good one.
  • Time and time again I would see one of the protests I attended on the news, them making us look like the dividers.
  • Whereas resistive potential dividers dissipate electrical power, capacitive dividers do not.
  • The floating glass divider turns up again to encapsulate a private library and two guest bedrooms.
  • A modulator reduces the quantization error of the frequency divider.
  • If the female gets really aggressive towards her mate he should be removed, or a tank divider installed.
  • The crew took extra care and caution around the window dividers and sills - the European hand-blown glass costs thousands of dollars to replicate and replace.
  • The highway had concrete dividers, for crying out loud!
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