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divider

DEFINITIONS OF: divider

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

Synonyms:
partition
Examples:
Wailing Wall
a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon
Hadrian's Wall
an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
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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
altarpiece, reredos
a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
attic
(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
bearing wall
any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
cavity wall
a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them
chimney breast
walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base
firewall
a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
gable, gable end, gable wall
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
parapet
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
proscenium, proscenium wall
the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
purdah
a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers
rood screen
a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel
sidewall
a wall that forms the side of a structure
wainscoting, wainscotting
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
Type of:
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

n a person who separates something into parts or groups

Types:
subdivider
someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

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

Synonyms:
splitter
Antonyms:
lumper
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
Type 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

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

Type of:
drafting instrument
an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings
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