divider (dɪˈvaɪdə
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called
room divider a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas - a person or thing that divides
- electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input ⇒
a voltage divider
Usage examples
This time, however, the divider had been drawn across the large room, making two smaller ones.
, The Gospel Makers (1994)Today, major roads in big cities have a fence all along the length of their central divider to prevent pedestrians from crossing randomly.
Business Today (2002)The Maybach also can be set up as a chauffeured car, with a glass divider to ensure the driver has no sight or sound of what goes on behind.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)The chain mail room divider is certainly stylish, but is it functional?
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Thermistors are used in a potential divider to become a temperature sensing circuit.
, Technology Basic Facts (1990)