Separator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Separator \Sep"a*ra`tor\, n. [L.]
     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.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  separator
       n : an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate
           particles from a suspension [syn: {centrifuge}, {extractor}]